held up in touch, went 3rd 7th, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, no chance with leading pair from next
soon tracked leader, lost place 4 out, behind from next, tailed off
not fluent, soon behind and pushed along, never dangerous
tracked leaders, lost place 7th, headway to chase clear leader 4 out, challenged after 2 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on flat
led, clear when blundered 4 out, reduced lead 2 out, soon challenged, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace flat
Martin Todhunter has trained the winner of this a couple of times in the past and his Storm Surge will be happier back over fences. Schinken Otto and Spirit Calling are probably high enough in the weights now but the latter should strip fitter for his Perth run and makes more appeal than chasing debutant Prince Of Denial, who needs further. CABBYL DOO came good at Perth last month and is open to further improvement. James Moffatt's eight-year-old can go in again here.
Prince Of Denial (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led approaching 3 out, soon headed, no extra before last, 4th of 10, 22l behind Scotsbrook Cloud (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Schinken Otto (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Held up, not fluent, last from 3rd, weakened 6th, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Digital Media (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in May.
Spirit Calling (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace under pressure flat, no impression when lost 4th near finish, 5th of 8, 8l behind The Paddy Premium (10-11) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.
Cabbyl Doo 7-2 (10-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, hit 7th, stumbled 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and edged left flat, stayed on, won at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in May beating Babe Heffron (11-12) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Storm Surge (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after last (usual 2 out), weakened flat, 7th of 14, 20l behind Ardesia (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in May.
