keen hold, chased leaders, ridden to lead 3 out, mistake 2 out, edged left last, driven out
chased leaders, ridden when pecked 4 out, every chance when carried left flat, unable to quicken towards finish
mid-division, headway 7th, led 10th to 11th, ridden and not much room after 13th, weakened next
not jumped well, always behind, tailed off when refused 7th
held up, blundered 6th, tailed off 11th
chased leader to 7th, pulled up quickly before 9th
held up, headway 4th, mistake 6th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
behind, mistake 9th, tailed off 11th
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
led to 10th, led again next, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened last
It should pay to concentrate on the top two here, Air Attache and Epsilo de La Ronce, with the latter taken to add to his course and distance victory gained in March. Since then Steve Flook's veteran has popped in again, following up his victory of the year before at Warwick. He seems to get on well with Dave Mansell and should make a bold bid to master Air Attache. The latter had his main rival behind when they met at Hereford but the longer trip and slight turnaround in the weights should favour the selection. Mind you, Air Attache liked fast ground when trained by Charlie Mann and will go well. Of the rest, Carbonado and Sacrifice can make their presence felt without being good enough to upset the principals.
