held up, never dangerous
held up, behind when mistake 10th
made virtually all, jumped right and clear 4th, headed briefly 5 out, ridden 3 out, kept on gamely, flat
mid-division, chased winner from 5th, joined leader 10th, led briefly next, every chance flat, edged right under pressure and out battled
held up, closer order 4th to track leading pair, mistakes 11th and 12th, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 11th, jumped right and weakened 12th
tracked leader to 5th, ridden 9th, soon held
held up, stayed on from 3 out to take poor 3rd last
It could be a quick fire double for Alan King here with GREENBRIDGE looking far too classy for this field with Just Amazing rated as the next best and Premier Des Marais is the only other you'd give a chance to. Discarding his last outing which was too bad to be true the pick has only been beaten by top class types. On his penultimate start he found just Pop too good who was considered good enough for a crack at the festival plate while his run behind I'msingtheblues in October looks even stronger and with this his easiest mission for some time he should score. Just Amazing's chances have been improved with the Paul Nicholls team's excellent form. Already rated at 130 after taking a decent looking contest at Ayr in April he's held his form relatively well if not been a little outclassed since. Premier Des Marais has already showed a liking for this track after winning on his only appearance here. The form from that victory in January reads well and he has also only found some good sorts too could since; the worry though is his last time out fall. The race should be played out between those three and we prefer Alan King's Greenbridge.
Blue Hills 33-1 (11-3) Prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakening when mistake last, 4th of 15, 15l behind Low Delta (11-12) at Towcester 2m 3f amt hcp hdl (5) sft in Jan.
Cavalry Charge (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division best, towards rear and no danger from 6 out, 10th of 14, well behind Tradaree Beau (11-3) at Limerick 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 sft in Feb '06.
Greenbridge (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, ridden and blundered 4 out, behind when pulled up 3 out in race won by Planet of Sound (11-4) at Newbury 2m 2f nov chs (3) sft in Jan, 8 ran.
Just Amazing (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, held up in rear, no chance when hit last 3, 11th of 17, well behind Ballydub (10-10) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Nov.
Premier Des Marais (FR) 25-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, disputing 2 lengths 2nd when fell at the 12th in race won by Herecomesthetruth (11-7) at Kempton 2m 4f nov chs Grd 2 (1) gd in Feb, 4 ran.
Prince De Lacour (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Oscar Jack (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Jan, 13 ran.
Strident (USA) 9-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakening when hit last, 4th of 12, 15l behind Milton Des Bieffes (9-11) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Personal Column 20-1 (10-8) Close up until mistake 7th, lost touch from 10th, tailed off, last of 4, well behind Oscar Bay (11-8) at Stratford 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd.
