led, ridden not fluent 3 out, blundered and headed last, no extra
chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, led last, driven out
mid-division on outside, weakened approaching 5th
behind, reminders after 3rd, never dangerous
in touch, not fluent 4th, soon driven along, stayed on to go 2nd after last, not trouble winner
held up in touch, ridden after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
behind from 4th, mistake 5th, tailed off
held up, jumped slowly 1st, pushed along after 4th, some headway approaching 2 out, never near leaders
held up, not fluent 4th, never dangerous
prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
took keen hold and held up, headway approaching 5th, mistake 2 out, disputing 4th and beaten when mistake last
Withdrawn
Nonrunner
Top weight Parisienne Gale comes into this in good form following his win at Ayr last month but that was on a softer surface and a safer bet looks to be Master Nimbus, who gets the vote ahead of Alethea Gee and Faraway Echo. The last mentioned won a weak seller over course and distance two starts ago and struggled back in a handicap last time so is probably best left alone, while Megan's Magic has finally been given a chance by the handicapper but has given little sign of encouragement of late. Arjay has claims on the pick of his form and cannot be discounted along with Reg Hollinshead's Think Quick. More solid claims are probably held by Keith Reveley's Alethea Gee, who showed his first form for some time when chasing home Lone Soldier at Market Rasen last month. However, preference is for recent Hereford winner Master Nimbus, who has ground conditions to suit and is fairly treated off just a 7lb higher mark than at Hereford.
Parisienne Gale (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Made all, ridden approaching last, kept on, won at Perth 2m mrs hcp hdl (F) hvy in Jun beating Marathea (10-4) by 6l, 10 ran.
Arjay 10-1 (10-1) Held up, never near leaders, 7th of 15, 23l behind Sunnyland (10-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd.
Think Quick (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling from 5th, 8th of 12, 29l behind Qualitair Pleasure (10-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (E) gd in Jun.
Faraway Echo 4-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, rider lost irons 1st, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 6th of 10, 28l behind Parisienne Gale (10-6) at Perth 2m mrs hcp hdl (F) hvy in Jun.
Alethea Gee 14-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from last, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 12l behind Lone Soldier (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gd in Jun.
Master Nimbus 4-1 (9-8) In touch, led after 2 out, soon ridden clear, edged left flat, ran on, won at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Jun beating Arjay (10-10) by 4l, 11 ran.
Megan's Magic 33-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, ridden approaching next, soon weakened, 18th of 20, well behind Errol (10-12) at Doncaster 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in Jan.
Blue Yonder 14-1 (10-0) Keen, led after 1st, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 13, 18l behind Lilac (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (E) gs.
