in rear, pushed along 3 out, minor headway 2 out, no extra soon after
led, ridden 2 out, headed before last, kept on run in, no match for winner
chased leader, smooth headway going easily 2 out, led before last, ran on well run in, comfortably
towards rear, asked for effort 2 out, headway when switched right before last, no extra and drifted right run in
tracked leader, pushed along 2 out, weakened thereafter
Song For Someone won last year’s renewal before scoring at Cheltenham with Goshen well behind. The latter reversed running in the Kingwell at Wincanton but both are penalised 6lb today and BUZZ should have the edge. The latter went close in the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle back in April before returning to action with a victory on the Flat in last month’s Cesarewitch at Newmarket and a bold bid is expected back over timber. Molly Ollys Wishes and Guard Your Dreams arrive in good form having won on their respective seasonal debuts but both face difficult tasks in this company.
Goshen (FR) 8-1 (12-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hod, mistake 2nd, disputed lead 4th, headed next, ridden in 2nd 2 out, no impression straight, 5th of 8, 16 1/2l behind Honeysuckle (11-7) at Punchestown 2m (1) Yielding in Apr.
Song For Someone (GER) 15-2 (11-7) Never going well, soon mid-division on outside, dropped to last 5th, pulled up before 7th, at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.
Buzz (FR) 8-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to join leader 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct beating Burning Victory (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 32 ran.
Guard Your Dreams 16-5fav (11-12) Held up rear of mid-division, closed 3 out, challenged final bend, led flat, stayed on well, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Coole Cody (11-7) by 2l, 12 ran.
Molly Ollys Wishes 3-1fav (11-2) Tracked leader close up, led and quickened clear off home turn, soon pushed along, stayed on strongly, readily, won at Wetherby 2m lst (1) gs in Oct beating Miranda (11-4) by 5 1/2l, 7 ran.
