held up, steady headway approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, every chance last, rallied flat, just denied
held up, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, narrow lead 2 out, kept on gamely flat
always tracking leaders, ridden and every chance 3 out, faded
in rear, held up, some moderate headway from 3 out, never dangerous
held up, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 4th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, every chance last, not run on
led, headed 4th, stayed prominent until ridden and weakened 4 out, behind and pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders until weakened and ridden 4 out, tailed off
mid-division until dropped rear from 8th, tailed off
Hawk's Landing is selected to take the finale, with the Paul Nicholls gelding Alexanderthegreat and The Grey Butler the principle dangers. The selection has no ground or trip worries, is in good form and has also run well on this track, so he looks to have solid credentials. He is still unexposed and looks the one to beat. Alexanderthegreat is from a yard in good form, and he will be interesting if he is supported in the market, while the Grey Butler is a consistent sort and he ran well on his hurdles debut when second on this track behind Gigs Bounty. He will come on for that run so should make the frame here. Mickey Croke looks the best of the others as he was making eyecatching headway when he fell on his hurdles debut at Haydock last month. If he is none the worse for that fall he could be capable of running a big race here under the handling of AP McCoy. This looks a decent contest to round off the card, but we are happy to side with Hawk's Landing.
