held up, headway approaching 6, led after 2 out, quick and clear flat
keen, led, headed after 1st, chased leader to 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
mid-division, ridden after 5th, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on flat never reached leaders
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
mid-division, hung right bend after 4th, weakened after next
chased leaders, ridden after 6, weakening when hit 3 out
in touch, led approaching 6th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
in touch, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 6th, led again 3 out, hung right and hit 2 out, soon headed and beaten
always behind
prominent, led after first, mistake and headed 5th, soon weakened
not jumped well, mid-division, ridden after 4th, headway approaching 2 out, soon no impression
mid-division, lost place after 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
A dire contest where the tentative vote goes to Minibule to beat Knight Of Silver and Royal Maid. The Martin Pipe-trained selection is lightly raced compared to her rivals and open to improvement. She still has plenty to learn about the game and though second on her two starts over hurdles, she has been beaten a long way both times. Jamie Moore will have to settle her better, but there is a small race in her and a repeat of either of those efforts would see her very closely involved here, so she gets a tentative nod. Knight Of Silver has a vast amount more experience, and it was an even worse race than this that he won by 16 lengths at Newton Abbot in May. Out of sorts since then, he has plenty to prove, but he does seem to throw in one good run every so often and he may do so here. Royal Maid will be some people's idea of the winner and the argument against him is not a strong one. However, he was weakening when producing a jumping error here last time, eventually finishing second to Looking Down, and so he also has one or two questions to answer. The vote here, to small stakes, goes to Minibule.
