held up in touch, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied when mistake 2 out, stayed on
chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 5th, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten and eased
held up, smooth headway approaching 2 out, led after 2 out, quickened clear flat
took keen hold, chased leaders until 3 out
held up and keen, effort after 2 out, never near leaders
tracked leader, hit 3rd, lost 2nd next, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last
held up in touch, effort 5th, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in touch, pushed along after 4th, headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, headed after 2 out, no chance with winner
led, not fluent 3rd, headed 5th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out
held up, still last 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on, no chance
Di's Dilemma deserves to get her head in front after a string of placed efforts and is given the vote to do so at the main expense of The Hairy Lemon and Euro Bleu. The last mentioned failed to take to the larger obstacles earlier this season and showed signs of a return to form at Kempton last time so has to be respected. Top weight Andy Gin has given little sign of encouragement of late and is difficult to recommend on recent evidence and of more interest may be the six-year-old Errol, who won at Doncaster in January but is now 8lbs higher and has struggled off similar marks recently. The lightly raced Hattington has claims on his debut in a handicap but he looks to be the stable second string behind The Hairy Lemon. Richard Johnson's mount has shown enough to suggest that he can play a part in a race of this nature and he rates the main danger to Di's Dilemma. Chris Bealby's mare has performed with great consistency all season, including over course and distance, and a reproduction of recent form should suffice in this company.
