prominent, not fluent and lost place 10th, well beaten 12th, pulled up before 3 out
not always fluent in rear, well behind before 12th, pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway form 9th, close 3rd 4 out but waited with, switched left after last, led final 100 yards, ridden out
led, headed after 3rd, prominent, ridden and every chance when mistake last, 3rd and no extra towards finish
jumped left, in touch in mid-division, not fluent 9th, one pace 4th from 3 out
in touch in mid-division, ridden and no impression from 4 out
mid-division, lost place 4th, ridden after 11th, 6th and driven after next, no impression
prominent, led after 3rd, edged right flat, headed final 100 yards, held close home
behind, hit 9th, not fluent and struggling next, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 4 out
The veteran Sporting Boy was second last time at Market Rasen but never looked like catching the winner. Ronava is having a first run under Rules for Richard Newland but Fingerontheswitch is back in the right grade and Bestwork was rallying when falling at Chepstow. Charles Byrnes has sent over Kelso second Alto Esqua on another raid but the novice SHOAL BAY can only improve on his second at Kempton, especially now upped in trip.
Bestwork (FR) 7-1 (11-9) Led after 1st, not fluent 9th, headed after 11th, soon outpaced, behind 5 out, left 4th next, never able to get back on terms, well held when fell 2 out, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Lord Ballim (FR) 16-1 (12-1) Slow 1st, tailed off in last after and continued to jump slowly, last of 8, dist behind Solar Impulse (11-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Fingerontheswitch (IRE) 22-1 (10-7) Mid-division, driven and lost place before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up approaching last, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (2) gd in May.
Ronava (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Led to 7; led last; r.o wl, won at Knightwick 3m gf in Apr beating Gabrial The Great (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Shoal Bay (IRE) 7-4fav (11-6) Not fluent 1st, pushed along at times, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4th, ridden when mistake 12th, ridden and closed 2 out, held and no extra between last 2, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Templepark (11-3) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Sporting Boy (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, left 2nd 12th until 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, went 2nd again towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 13l behind Van Gogh Du Granit (11-10) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Alto Esqua (FR) 13-2 (11-12) Held up, not fluent 7th, well in touch after 12th, not fluent next, chased winner from 2 out, no impression last, 2nd of 7, 6l behind The Wicket Chicken (11-11) at Kelso 3m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Little Windmill (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Led, headed 5th, close up, weakened and pulled up 4 out, at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Thomas Blossom (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Last pair, lost touch 7th, pulled up before 10th, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
