tracked winner, not fluent 3rd, ridden 3 out, outpaced next
made all, ridden clear 2 out, eased flat
close up in rear, ridden 4 out, hit next and weakened
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 5th, ridden 4 out, hit next and weakened
keen tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden 4 out, hit and weakened next
TORN AND FRAYED (NAP) beat the in-form Mr Jack by 10 lengths at Hereford before chasing home Flash Collonges in a handicap at Kelso a week later. He is rated 8lb higher than the latter’s stablemate Take Your Time, pulled up last time at Wincanton, so is fancied to pick up the winning thread again with little to fear from the rest of the opposition,
Take Your Time (IRE) 5-2fav (11-1) Prominent, not fluent 6th, outpaced 8th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Torn And Frayed (FR) 2-1fav (11-3) Led, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Flash Collonges (11-7) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Carole's Templer 50-1 (11-4) Chased leaders out wide, weakened, 12th of 13, dist behind Aggy With It (10-11) at Kempton 2m 2f (5) pol in Feb.
Classic Ruler 200-1 (11-1) Prominent, chased along and lost ground before 4 out, soon in rear, weakened before 2 out, kept on again under pressure after last, 4th of 7, 10l behind Solwara One (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar.
Legal Rights (GER) 33-1 (10-7) Always behind, mistake 3rd, jumped slowly next, awkward 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, mistake 2 out, never on terms, tailed off, last of 6, 33 1/4l behind Pasvolsky (11-6) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in Mar.
