always behind
held up in rear, fell 4th
chased leaders, pushed along approaching 3 out, slightly outpaced next, kept on one pace after
made all, stayed on strongly run-in
chased leaders, not fluent 4th, lost place 4 out, no danger after
in touch, headway 3 out, effort after next, one pace under pressure
in touch, blundered 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, no impression after
towards rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, kept on one pace
A return to forcing tactics will help Jericho III as he bids to get back on the right track and he is fancied to round off the meeting as a fair priced winner. Midlem Melody is an old rival that will not make it easy for the selection, while Lauderdale is also respected when the best of his form is taken into account. Another to merit a second look for each-way punters is Salvage, who can go close if his jumping holds together. But, like top weight, Pertino, he is a hard horse to get right and appears to need everything to fall into his lap as things unfold. Therefore, we switch our attention to Jericho III, who is much better than his last run would have you believe. Larry McGrath gets on well with the eight-year-old and, with Richard Guest's yard back amongst the winners, we are prepared to give Jericho III another chance in race that he can take by the scruff of the neck if he puts his mind to it.
