with leader, mistake 1st, led 2nd until 4 out, soon outpaced, stayed on approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, led 4 out, clear and ridden 2 out, kept on
held up in touch, ridden and headway after 3 out, 2nd and held when hit last
held up, headway approaching 6th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner after 3 out, weakened after next
led until 2nd, chased leader until 6th, soon behind, tailed off
always towards rear, tailed off after 5th, pulled up next
It's difficult to make a strong case for any of them but Greensmith Lane made late headway at Market Rasen last time and that will have done his confidence good and he gets the vote. If running to the form level of an Exeter effort last season, he should be thereabouts. Better Moment has a chance even off top weight. While he has never won a handicap, his Southwell win that equated to a mark of around 90 marks him down as having a leading chance. Turning to the others, Abbey's Girl would have to improve out of all recognition to get competitive. The Alleycat won a seller in April but has been in-and-out since, although his last run would give supporters cause for optimism. Haikal hasn't progressed from a Carlisle win over a year ago. Gotham Abbey ran well two starts ago but then spoiled that impression by being beaten in a seller last time. Dante's Battle is a shadow of his former self, when he displayed form that would make him a leading player here, but he clearly is not as good as he once was. Once again, then, Greensmith Lane might just provide the answer.
