tracked leader, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, held on towards finish
in rear, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened before last
towards rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd place
tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out, headway next, soon ridden to chase winner, kept on and held towards finish
led to 4 out, weakened before 2 out
KING CALVIN has to give 6lb to his rivals but should be up to the task. He beat a subsequent dual winner in a maiden at Wincanton in March before chasing home a smart prospect at Exeter. Equus Flight has struggled in a couple of runs at Chepstow but may do better on quicker ground. Paul Nicholls runs once-raced pair Bubble O'clock and Earth Leader and the market will probably indicate which is likely to do best.
King Calvin (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Held up in last pair, good headway chasing leaders before 4 out, 2nd before next, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Master Tommytucker (11-5) at Exeter 2m 6f (4) sft in Apr.
Bubble O'Clock (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, 10th of 11, dist behind Kateson (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Diligent (FR) 7-1 (12-3) Prsd wnr to 11; poor 3rd when pu last, at Flete Park 3m gs in Apr.
Earth Leader (IRE) 15-2 (11-2) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway over 5f out, never on terms, 6th of 10, 35l behind Caribert (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (6) sft in Nov.
Equus Flight (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leading pair, pushed along before 4 out, weakened and behind when pulled up before next, at Chepstow 3m mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Here's Bingo 25-1 (10-12) Towards rear, outpaced 6th, soon struggling, 7th of 8, dist behind Serosevsky (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gd in May.
Troed Y Melin (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Hdwy 14; no imp 3 out, 5th of 8, 9l behind Kensington Castle (12-0) at Lower Machen 3m gd in Apr.
