behind and raced wide, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace
led and raced wide, headed before 3 out, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up
tracked leader, led before 3 out, headed before last, kept on
tracked leaders, quickly weakened before 2 out, tailed off and pulled up
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on well
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway before last, kept on and no impression
mid-division, lost place from 2 out
Top Billing is bidding to give Nicky Richards’ back-to-back victories in this but he’s been out of sorts lately. Rhymers Stone only found one too good at Newcastle last week so should be thereabouts while the versatile Jet Master is rated 10lb higher over fences. Un Guet Apens and Cruachan were both second at Ayr last time but the former has never won over a trip this far. Neither of Lucinda Russell’s pair make much appeal so this can go to BERKSHIRE DOWNS, who wouldn’t be winning out of turn and seems to run his best races here.
Jet Master (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Behind, mistake 17th, headway 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 13 3/4l behind Dancing Shadow (10-9) at Musselburgh 4m 1f hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Top Billing 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd before hit 7th, pushed along and lost 3rd before 4 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out, last of 5, dist behind Another Mattie (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Un Guet Apens (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Prominent in chasing group, tracked leader 4th, hung left from 3 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Suprise Vendor (10-9) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Berkshire Downs 7-2 (11-7) Close up, led 4 out, ridden and headed before and blundered last, no extra, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Forty Crown (10-10) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Rhymers Stone 11-4 (11-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd from 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, one pace, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Vasco D'ycy (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Misfits (IRE) 4-1 (12-1) Tracked leaders, led before 5 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 31l behind Simmply Sam (10-9) at Ayr 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Rivabodiva (IRE) 15-8fav (11-11) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, chased front pair 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Vasco D'ycy (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Cruachan (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Headway on inside tracking leaders 3rd, pushed along briefly before 7th, 2nd going well before 3 out, pushed along and 1 length down 2 out, no extra before last, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Hurricane Rita (10-7) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
