held up in rear, headway on inner 4th, ridden 3 out, no impression from next
held up towards rear, weakened from 4th, tailed off from next
prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened next
mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3 out
prominent, ridden and outpaced from 3 out, kept on from 2 out, hit last, no impression
in touch, jumped slowly 3rd and 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace no impression from last
always prominent, ridden to lead 2 out, hit last, stayed on well under pressure
chased leaders, weakened from 3 out
held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, weakening when blundered 2 out
held up in mid-division, ridden 3 out soon weakened
held up, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, staying on when blundered 2 out
held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 4th
led, headed and hit 3 out, kept on under pressure from last
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders when hit 3 out, no impression from next
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, raced wide, weakened from 4th, tailed off
Many with chances here but we side with Snipe ahead of the consistent Forzacurity and the lightly-raced Red Wizard. The selection has improved with each race this season culminating with a decent fourth at Haydock last time out. With ground conditions in his favour and many of the big stables represented he should go well at a decent price. Forzacurity is also on the upgrade and rarely runs a bad race. He should have conditions to suit and this trip looks ideal. Red Wizard is hard to weigh up but remains a danger. A winner first time out, he ran well in defeat on his next two outings. If the ground were faster then he would be the obvious selection but having never raced on soft ground he cannot be backed with confidence. Runners with place hopes include recent Hexham winner Just The Jobe, the local hope Spring Pursuit and the hat-trick seeking Barton Gate however we are happy to side with the Ian Williams-trained Snipe.
