towards rear, effort and reminders before 4 out, blundered and unseated rider 4 out
mid-division, driven along and improved 4 out, weakened 3 out
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, led 4th, headed after 6th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, beaten and fell 4 out
never better than mid-division
mid-division, chased along and headway 5 out, left in lead 3 out, ridden and kept on
mid-division, progress to challenge leaders 5 out, ridden and no extra from 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, driven along 2 out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, no impression from 4 out
prominent, pushed along and lost ground 4 out, soon weakened
led, headed 4th, pulled up soon after
mid-division, headway 4 out, led 6th, fell 3 out when in lead
prominent, led after 6th, headed 4 out, one-paced final 2f
mid-division, headway 5 out to challenge leaders, ridden and no extra final 2f
towards rear, never dangerous
Another moderate event albeit a fairly competitive one with several coming in to the race in good form. Just Hoping stepped up appreciably on previous efforts when getting the better of Kandy Four here in novice company on Easter Monday and, being lightly raced, may have the necessary improvement to come to enable him to confirm the form on 2lb worse terms. Tempo was a comfortable winner of a Plumpton seller (now 7lb higher) on the same day but got only as far as the second fence when unseating on his next start while Superior Weapon was well below the form of his Kelso victory last time and may need softer ground to show his best. Taking returned to form with a narrow defeat at Market Rasen last time but has been raised 5lb as a consequence which may prove beyond him so Fils de Cresson gets the vote. Although on a long losing sequence, this veteran has shown in his last two starts in similar company that he still has the ability to lift a race of this nature and should give a good account.
