soon tracking leaders, ridden and last placed 7th, rallied 2 out, stayed on well to lead last strides
in touch, jumped left 2nd, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
held up, headway 7th, ridden and every chance from 2 out, no extra towards finish
held up, headway 7th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
mid division, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
behind, headway and pecked 4 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, headed and no extra last strides
prominent, mistake 7th, ridden next, weakened 3 out
prominent to 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
mid division, headway 6, ridden 3 out, weakened next
prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened flat
led to 4th, ridden 7th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
The big question is, can Claude Greengrass follow up his Doncaster win, having salvaged what was a major unsuccessful gamble on his British debut at Catterick the time before. Tom Siddall overdid the waiting tactics then, but learnt his lesson when he lined up on Town Moor. He seems to be a lazy individual, (the horse, not the rider), and will appreciate the step up in trip. Liam Cooper takes over in the saddle, and, still nicely handicapped, the ex-Irish seven-year-old is taken to prevail at the expense of Do L'Enfant d'Eau. The Philip Hobbs inmate has been a model of consistency, but let his supporters down on his handicap debut at Taunton last time. He is sure to be strongly ridden by Richard Johnson and looks a bigger danger than Midnight Creek who is a bit high in the weights for what he has achieved thus far.
