prominent, led 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken under pressure inside final furlong
pulled hard in touch, lost place halfway, behind final 5f
prominent until weakened 7f out
prominent, disputed lead from 8f out, hard ridden 3f out, soon weakened
made most to 8f out, weakened rapidly 6f out, virtually pulled up final 4f
pulled hard, held up, effort on inside over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind, ridden and struggling from halfway
behind, headway 6f out, ran on same pace final 2f
mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
behind, ridden and no impression final 3f
pulled hard, chased leaders, kept on same pace final 2f
close up until ridden and weakened over 4f out
behind, ridden halfway, soon struggling
held up and behind, good headway over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well
mid-division, some headway 6f out, soon ridden and struggling final 4f
in touch, ridden when not much room and switched left 2f out, driven and stayed on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
in touch, lost place over 4f out, kept on again under pressure final 2f
There is not a great deal of form for backers to go on here and it is probably best to keep any bets to the minimum. Nicky Henderson's Alphabetic ran promisingly on his debut at Exeter in May but disappointed, after a break at Warwick subsequently, and, after another break, is best watched. Mark Pitman's Ramirez showed enough on his debut to suggest that a race of this nature would be within his compass but, having failed to reproduce his form there at Folkestone last time, he is difficult to recommend with any confidence. The Grey Butler has claims on the evidence of his course and distance third to Mister Mustard in February, while Tomwontpayalot found just the well backed Rome too good on his debut at Hereford last month and is the best of the others to have raced previously. Henry Daly saddles an interesting newcomer in the shape of the Lord Americo gelding Thisisyourlife, while the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Two Huge and Jonjo O'Neill's Very Optimistic, a son of Un Desperado are other debutantes to consider. If forced into a selection and given the trainer's record in bumpers this term, the last-mentioned would be the choice, but in all reality this is probably a race to swerve from a betting point of view.
