towards rear, headway 6th, ridden after 4 out, no impression from 2 out
prominent, went 2nd after 4 out, ridden next, stayed on, no chance with winner
chased leaders, behind from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out
always behind
made all, clear from 2 out, ridden and hit last, ridden out
mid-division, weakened from 4 out
towards rear, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened next
always towards rear
chased winner, ridden after 4 out, weakened next
pushed along towards rear, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, blundered 4th, weakened 6th, pulled up before last, tailed off
in rear, ridden 6th, weakened next
in touch, ridden and weakened 4 out
in touch, weakened 6th, pulled up before 3 out
Greenfield may defy topweight here at the expense of Fundamental and Mamboesque, with Who Cares Wins and Bobsbest others to consider. This is a fairly wide-open handicap in which only a tentative vote goes to Greenfield, who shaped well enough on his latest start at Hereford despite racing wide in search of better ground. Third and running on at the end, the six-year-old should go close to breaking his duck over timber after a relatively light campaign on the Flat that included a third in the 2002 November Handicap. Fundamental made all at Ayr in February and has not been out since finishing fourth on fast ground at Worcester in September. If fit enough, Jonjo O'Neill's charge can prove troublesome, along with Mamboesque, who ran well on unsuitably fast ground at Haydock in November after a break. Will of The People has been off nearly two years, but his trainer has the knack of getting them ready as we know, while Who Cares Wins, the mount of Mick Fitzgerald, and Knoctopher Abbey, from a stable in form, are both capable of getting involved in the finish. A tricky race then, from a punting point of view, with only a small stake recommended on Greenfield.
