held up, headway 9, weakened after 12, tailed off when jumped badly left and unseated rider 3 out
soon prominent, chased winner 14 to 2 out, weakening when mistake last
tracked leaders to 9, tailed off when pulled up before 15,
mid-division, lost place 9, tailed off and pulled up before 12
tracked leaders, led 4th, ridden 2 out, kept on well
mid-division, headway 7, outpaced 14th, rallied and mistake to chase winner 2 out, one pace flat
in touch, mistake 2nd, jumped left 6th, blundered and unseated rider 9
rider lost iron 1st, always towards rear, tailed off from 12th
led, jumped left 2nd, headed 4th, jumped left again 9, mistake 13th, weakened 15th
prominent to 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 10th.
Auburn Spirit, a beaten favourite on his seasonal return 12 days ago, can make his fitness tell over Agincourt, Novatara and Secret Drinker. Auburn Spirit signed off last season with a fast-ground victory at Plumpton, and ran out of steam here on his return to action over hurdles recently. That will have blown the cobwebs away, and back over fences, Mark Usher's charge is the one to beat. Agincourt has been off the track a while, but his trainer John Upson gets plenty of winners round here, while Secret Drinker hails from a yard back on the rise after a lean patch last season. Novatara will surely need this, and the rest make limited appeal, so for the answer we return to Auburn Spirit who has obvious claims.
