prominent, led briefly 7f out, ridden and outpaced final 3f
in touch, led over 4f out, drew clear over 1f out, easily
held up and behind, dwelt to lead over 5f out to over 4f out, weakened quickly
prominent to halfway
held up mid-division, brief effort 5f out, soon weakened
with leaders to over 4f out, weakened and no extra final 2f
made most to over 4f out, hard ridden and weakened 2f out
held up, steady from over 5f out, chased winner final 2f, one-paced
behind, tailed off from halfway
Of those to have run, Atalanta Surprise has shown promise in two bumpers but two miles around this sharp track might be a bit sharp for him; Deep Sigh showed up for a long way in a reasonable Newton Abbot bumper. Hill Forts Henry showed some promise on his debut although he did pull hard; Lozzy Lee made late headway behind Enitsag in a bumper over a four-furlong shorter trip on his debut and has to be considered; while Radcliffe, from Venetia Williams stable, ran with distinct promise on his debut in a decent Wincanton bumper. Debutants Control Man (from Martin Pipe's stable) and Little Mickey (Nigel Twiston-Davies) must come into the reckoning. The former is by Glacial Storm and he is given as the TEAMtalk selection, particularly if the market speaks in his favour. The latter is by Rock Hopper out of a Diesis mare, so has something to like about him on breeding.
