held up, headway to join leaders after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, and weakened
narrow leader, ridden 6th, headed and soon weakened
held up, headway 6th, led on bit when mistake 2 out, ran on well
always in the rear, lost touch 6th
held at rear, headway approaching 3rd, ridden to chase leading pair 2 out, stayed on but not troubled winner
held up in touch, ridden to lead 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders and keen, joined leaders 4 out, ridden and outpaced next
tracked leader till ridden 5th, soon behind
Royal Hector took advantage of a lenient handicap mark to win impressively last week and can follow up today at the expense of Tomasino and Avas Delight. Martin Pipe's gelding was always moving easily when beating Come Bye by an eased down two and a half lengths. The trainer brings him out very quickly and he is hard to oppose in this mood. According to his trainer, Tomasino got fed up with racing on the flat and has been rejuvenated by his jumps campaign. He got off the mark at Kelso and then wasn't disgraced in a big field handicap last time. He does looks little high in the weights but should still be capable of reaching the frame. Avas Delight has a squeak on his best form and Pardishar should go well despite top-weight, but there looks to be a lot more to come from Royal Hector who is our confident choice
