mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, pushe along over 3f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, no extra inside
mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 6f out, driven along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied on to regain lead inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
prominent, driven along over 3f out, soon behind
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Withdrawn
If Marcus Eile is ever going to get two miles, it will be at a sharp track like this and against modest opponents like Go Green and Green 'N' Gold, who are capable in this grade but are also vulnerable to anything that can find a turn of foot. Therefore, we take a chance that Karl Burke has found the ideal opening for his charge to really prove his stamina. Blood Money is also of interest now that he is upped in distance and, as a rare runner to make the journey from Neville Callaghan's Newmarket yard up to Catterick, he has to be respected. However, he has only beaten a handful of horses home in any of his four previous starts and looks a risky proposition for win only purposes on what he has shown to date. Verstone is also open to improvement at the trip and gets all the allowances open to her as a three-year-old. Watch the betting where she is concerned. However, Marcus Eile has a much more solid profile and, having acquitted himself well over two miles last week, he is expected to cope with the new challenge presented to him today.
