prominent early, reminders 6th, mistake 10th, lost pace next, tailed off
in touch, ridden 13th, weakened approaching 5 out, tailed off
held up, blundered 4th, 5th and 12th, headway 14th, ridden 16th, lost weight cloth and weakened approaching 2 out, disqualified
led fourth, lost place 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
always prominent, hit 16th, mistake 5 out, ridden approaching 2 out, every chance last, kept on flat
in touch reminders 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
reluctant to race and slowly away, mistakes, headway 4th, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
behind, not fluent 8th, headway 15th, weakened approaching 3out, tailed off
in touch, weakened quickly 13th, tailed off next, pulled up before 17th
prominent, not fluent 2nd, led 14th ridden approaching 2out, ran on well flat
soon behind, reminders 11th, tailed off 15th, pulled up before 17th
held up, headway 8th, lost place 12th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
held up, mistake 4th, struggling 7th, tailed off from 14th
behind, mistakes 12th and 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th
soon prominent, led 4th, headed 14th, weakened after 16th, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
A decent hunter chase with some good prize-money up for grabs and several unexposed runners lining up including Coole Venture, Cherokee Run and Hatch Gate but narrow preference is for Sheriff's Friend, who has a progressive profile. Trained by the legendary Stan Mellor in his formative years, the eight-year-old has been a prolific scorer between the flags over the last year and Jenny Gordon's gelding is taken to make a winning debut in this grade. Coole Venture is probably capable of better than he showed at Bangor recently and rates the main danger, while Wincanton winner Cherokee Run and Huntingdon scorer Hatch Gate are others to consider. Knock Star has claims on his third behind Red Brook Lad at Wincanton but in all probability was flattered by his running there.
