led and set good pace, headed 13th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, steady headway from 14th, chased leader when mistake 2 out, led and blundered last, stayed on well flat
mid-division, no headway from 16th
tracked leaders, mistake 15th, lost place and mistake 17th, weakened 4 out
always behind, struggling from 12th, tailed off 4 out, virtually pulled up flat
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 6th, led 13th, blundered badly 18th, mistake and headed last, no extra flat
tracked leaders to 6th, stayed handy, reminders 12th, weakened 3 out
held up in rear, headway to track leaders from 14th, blundered 17th, chasing leader when lost 2nd 2 out and weakened before last
raced wide in mid-division, effort when jumped slow 13th and next, weakened quickly and pulled up before 15th
close 5th when pulled up quickly before 11th (lame)
in touch until blundered and weakened 14th, tailed off 4 out, virtually pulled up flat
Another tough race to call as many arrive here with solid claims. The shortlist includes: Curtins Hill, who has been banging on the door of late and could easily run into a place if he runs to form, El Homre Del Rio, who is progressing nicely in this sphere, and the oddly-named Steve The Fish, who proved his resolution for a battle when winning a dour battle at Towcester on his penultimate start. However, they will all do to concede weight to Roddy The Vet and Albert Ennis' charge gets the vote here. The six-year-old has been running consistently well during his outings this term and looked set to collect until his rider dropped his whip on the run to the last at Leicester last month. Leighton Aspel is sure to take every measure to ensure that there are no such mishaps this time around and he has the ideal opportunity to give the well handicapped Roddy The Vet every chance to finally break his duck on these shores today.
