tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden next, 3rd and stayed on same pace last
mid-division, headway when not fluent 7th, mistake 8th, ridden before 4 out, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out
held up, mistakes, well beaten 3 out
tracked leaders, jumped right at times, went 2nd 9th, led next, headed 2 out, soon not much room, no extra last
held up in touch in mid-division, headway before 4 out, not fluent and led 2 out, soon edged left, headed last, no extra close home
with leader, led 7th, headed 4 out, hampered after 2 out, no extra before last
led until not fluent 7th, soon ridden, lost place 4 out, soon behind
held up, mistake 1st, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on approaching last, never nearer
held up in rear, ridden 4 out, headway after 3 out, no extra when mistake last
held up in rear, headway after 4 out, not much room after 2 out, soon went 2nd, led last, ran on
Five Star Wilsham and Points of View have been lightly raced recently but both have had a pipe-opener and are well treated on their old form. Our Bomber Harris and Lightning Strike have the ability to figure if fully wound-up while Sail And Return and Qualviro are closely matched on their run together over course and distance last month and should be thereabouts again. POSSOL disappointed when sent off favourite at Ludlow last month but has dropped another couple of pounds since and is thrown in on his old form. He may be worth another chance as Ogee has been raised a pound since finishing third at Market Rasen.
Ogee 12-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Andreo Bambaleo (10-0) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Helpston 12-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, in 5th when blundered and unseated rider 13th, in a race won by Court By Surprise (10-10) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-150 (2) gs in Dec, 16 ran.
Our Bomber Harris 5-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 10th, mistake 12th, ridden and struggling next, tailed off, 6th of 8, 43l behind Mister Hyde (10-13) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) hvy in Dec.
Lightning Strike (GER) 9-2 (11-4) Towards rear, headway over 5f out to chase leaders, one pace from over 2f out, 5th of 13, 15l behind Captain Kelly (11-4) at Wolverhampton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
Possol (FR) 7-2fav (11-11) Veered left start and slowly away, behind early, soon caught up and racing keenly, headway aproaching 8th, ridden after next, lost place before 3 out, plugged on flat, no impression, 7th of 10, 18l behind Union Saint (11-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Qualviro (FR) 10-1 (11-11) Led, mistake 7th, ridden and joined last, stayed on until headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Sail And Return (11-7) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Akbabend 66-1 (11-1) Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, 16th of 22, 47l behind Trackmate (11-1) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Five Star Wilsham (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Mid-division, some headway after 4 out, no extra 2 out, 13th of 22, 37l behind Trackmate (11-1) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Points of View 20-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, soon driven to challenge, no extra closing stages, 4th of 7, 9l behind Dizzy River (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Sail And Return 4-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, steady headway 3 out, chased leaders approaching next, went 2nd well before last, ridden to challenge last, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May beating Qualviro (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
