prominent throughout, every chance 3f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leader until weakened rapidly from halfway
held up towards rear, went prominent 6f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on well
held up towards rear, twent prominent halfway, in touch 5f out, ridden and weakened 4f out
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, led 5f out, headed over 3f out, stayed on
held up, headway 5f out, led briefly over 3f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed and weakened 5f out, soon well behind
held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, challenged over 1f out, always held
Martin Pipe's Tragic Ohio created a big shock when belying odds of 50/1 to win on his debut at Exeter last month. The four-year-old has a penalty to carry for that success and, on a faster surface, may struggle to follow up. The Paul Nicholls-trained Mount Karinga, a son of Karinga Bay, would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to win this on his debut and has to be respected along with Diamond Vein, who probably did not beat much when winning at Sedgefield last time. However, it might be worth taking a chance with Castleford. The Philip Hobbs-trained gelding was not disgraced on his debut at Kempton when a 15-length 11th behind Chelsea Bridge. The form of that race has been boosted by the second, Trabolgan, who subsequently found just the winner too good in the Festival bumper and sixth placed Rome, who won on Monday. This represents a drop in class for the Hobbs horse and he could take advantage of it. With Paul Webber's string in good form, Teelin has to be respected on his debut along with Jeff King's Silent Gunner and Roman Court from the Robert Alner stable.
