chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, stayed on well, comfortably
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway 5th, lost place and slow 7th, well beaten 3 out
held up in mid-division, behind from 4 out, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 4 out, never dangerous
prominent, ridden and one pace after 3 out, weakened before last
prominent, lost some ground 4 out, stayed on same pace from next
chased leaders, outpaced 7th, stayed on well from 2 out, almost got 3rd
held up in rear, mistake 1st, struggling 4 out, tailed off
held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, some headway on outside 2 out, no impression
not always fluent in rear, mistake and well beaten 3 out
jumped right at times in rear, headway on outside before 7th, lost place approaching 4 out, soon behind
led, 5 lengths clear briefly after 3 out, pressed 2 out, soon headed and held, kept on
chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, 3rd and held 2 out, stayed on same pace
Tom Midgley is creating a good impression in the conditional jockey ranks, typified by a cool winning effort on RUKWA at Huntingdon on Monday. The gelding, kept busy at present by Sam England, seems to be relishing his work and the winning combination is taken to supplement those recent gains, especially having incurred no penalty. Shady Character just held on to oblige at Southwell recently and should prove competitive again while Kitty Hall continues to apply herself in her work. She's finding winning hard but it'll be interesting to see what happens now connections reach for first-time blinkers.
Rukwa (FR) 6-5fav (11-1) Close up, every chance when bumped and rider briefly lost iron, led flat, ran on, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Emma Lamb (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Kitty Hall (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 4 out, bad mistake next, plugged on into remote 3rd run-in, 3rd of 5, 32l behind Burrows Diamond (10-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Mabela 7-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, took closer order 4 out, not far behind when pushed before 2 out, beaten jumping 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 22 1/4l behind Snowy Burrows (10-1) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Tawseef (IRE) 16-1 (12-2) Tracked leader, disputed lead before 4 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Old Jewry (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Shady Character 9-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, disputing 2nd when pecked on landing 2 out, shaken up to make strong challenge approaching the last, led last, always doing enough run-in, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar beating Lifeisahighway (11-8) by hd, 14 ran.
Russian Service 11-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, led 5 out, blunder and rider lost iron briefly 3 out, soon headed, weakened soon after 2 out, 9th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Donladd (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Tommie Beau (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) In rear, weakened 4 out, 12th of 13, dist behind Powerstown Park (11-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
A Book Of Intrigue 22-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, pulled up 3 out, at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Ofcourseiwill (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Southwell 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Richardson 10-1 (11-4) Led until after 1st, chased leaders, lost place after 4th, outpaced after normal 3 out, no impression next, 6th of 9, 26 1/4l behind Stylish Dancer (10-13) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Ballyfarsoon (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Reluctant to start and slowly away, prominent 2nd, led 5th, pushed along 2 out, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, shd behind Lissen To The Lady (10-2) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Dora's Field (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Mistake 1st, well in rear, headway approaching 2 out, plugged on, 5th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Kendelu (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Cosheston 16-1 (10-5) Mid-division, effort when not much room 2 out, never threatened, 8th of 12, 15 1/2l behind Envol De La Cour (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
