held up in touch, in touch approaching 3 out, ridden soon after, stayed on one pace from 2 out
midfield, not fluent 8th, towards rear and ridden before 3 out, making ground when fell 2 out
held up in rear, awkward 8th, some headway before 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened from last
pressed leader, switched wide and led narrowly 4th, headed marginally 7th, ridden before 3 out, hit last, weakened flat
held up in rear, modest headway under pressure 3 out, hit 2 out, kept on from last but never dangerous
led, headed narrowly 4th, regained small advantage 7th, ridden to extend lead 3 out, headed narrowly last, no extra flat
midfield, tracked leaders travelling strongly before 3 out, ridden to press leader before 2 out, stayed on to lead before last, ran on
Weather Front appears to have gone off the boil but Ashington was positively ridden stepped up to 2m4f at Sedgefield and won easily so warrants respect. Leostar was also a winner last time, at Kelso, but Saint Sonnet has a bit to prove at present. Enemy Coast Ahead has had wind surgery since rattling up a hat-trick last summer but he may just need this. WETLANDS handled good to soft when winning in a canter at Carlisle so we’ll take the chance that he copes with this surface on his handicap debut given he is still heading in the right direction, unlike Bass Rock.
Saint Sonnet (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, never on terms, 15th of 26, 18 1/2l behind Heaven Help Us (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Wetlands (IRE) 10-11 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 2 out, clear next, ran on, won at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gs in Apr beating Our Percy (11-0) by 13l, 8 ran.
Enemy Coast Ahead 8-13fav (11-12) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway approaching 3 out, led after 2 out, well clear flat, easily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug beating Elleon (10-12) by 20l, 9 ran.
Ashington 4-1 (10-11) Led, ridden and joined before 2 out, regained lead before last, driven clear, comfortably, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar beating Minella Trump (10-10) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Weather Front (USA) 12-1 (11-3) Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, no impression, 7th of 9, dist behind Flash Collonges (11-7) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Leostar 5-4fav (11-12) Made all, clear last, stayed on flat, won at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Scoop The Pot (11-10) by 8l, 6 ran.
Bass Rock (FR) 2-1 (11-2) Led early, led 3rd, headed after 5th, led 4 out, headed and pushed along before 3 out, well held by sole rival from last, last of 2, 8 1/2l behind Tamar Bridge (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f (4) hvy in Mar.
