prominent, led 3rd, headed 3 out, every chance next, no extra approaching last
led to 3rd, remained in touch until weakened 2 out
towards rear, outpaced 3 out
raced keen, tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on towards finish
mid-division, headway to chace leaders 3 out, outpaced next
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, outpaced 3 out
mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced
A wide open contest gets proceedings underway and many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Dance The Mambo, Bywell Beau and Harry Flashman and the tentative vote is given to Dance The Mambo. The selection was a fair fourth behind Singalongtasveer on her debut over hurdles, she is sure to have learnt from the experience and given nominal improvement she will be hard to beat.Bywell Beau rates the main danger on his best form but he was pulled up for no apparent reason last time out so he can not be put forward with any confidence. Harry Flashman is another worthy of respect on his latest second behind Boulders Beach but his best form is over a longer trip and for that reason he is opposed. Of the remainder Ballybreaks showed enough in two runs to date to suggest he could win a race of this nature and if he put in a clear round he would be a danger to all and he should be noted in the market but for the winner we return to the unexposed Dance The Mambo.
Lethem Air 7-1 (11-0) Made all, ridden after 2 out, stayed on, won at Perth 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Apr beating It's A Roofer (11-3) by 2l, 12 ran.
Ballybrakes (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Led, soon clear, headed and 1 length down when fell 3 out in race won by Silent Bay (11-0) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Boxclever 33-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 3 out, driven and kept on from next, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 8l behind Character Building (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Bywell Beau (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Pulled hard, held up in rear, led 2nd, clear from 4th, headed when quickly weakened approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Money Trix (12-2) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gs in Mar, 13 ran.
Easby Mandarin 16-1 (10-7) Held up when fell at the 4th in race won by Scotmail Too (10-3) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gf in Apr, 13 ran.
Harry Flashman 16-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway 4 out, led after next, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 16, shd behind Boulders Beach (11-0) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Apr.
Dance The Mambo 28-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway under pressure 2 out, kept on one pace flat, 4th of 14, 5l behind Singhalongtasveer (10-12) at Kelso 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
The Last Viking 100-1 (11-4) Mid-division, outpaced approaching 5th, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 32l behind Auenmoon (11-4) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Mar.
