tracked leaders, joined leader from 7th, led approaching and jumped left 3 out, soon headed and weakened
held up in rear, pushed along approaching 4 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, switch left to inside on flat, kept on to lead close home, pushed out
held up, behind when fell 3rd
tracked leader, pushed along approaching 8th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, soon pulled up
held up towards rear on inside, headway after 4 out, led and going well after 3 out, shaken up approaching last, ridden towards finish, caught close home
held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
led, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, chased leaders after 4 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last
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Nonrunner
Valento should make a bold bid to follow up his last time out success but we prefer MINI MINSTER, with Corkage and Calatagan others to consider. Graham Lee has been aboard our pick on each of her last three starts and the pair gained a deserved victory here last time, having chased been behind a couple of well treated sorts prior to that. She's got an extra two furlongs to travel today but conditions will be ideal and she can go close under a 7lb mandatory penalty. Not that winning this will be easy; Valento was a facile scorer last time and could improve further if learning to settle. Kim Bailey's runner is up 12lbs in the ratings but loves good ground and should continue to give a good account of himself off this revised mark of 120. Corkage took a remote second last time but was fully 17 lengths clear of the third horse, an in-form David Pipe inmate, so it'd be no surprise were he to once again run into a place; his winning efforts have generally come under similar conditions too. Calatagan could well challenge for minor honours too; Malcolm Jefferson's charge is well treated on his efforts over fences and has the ability to win this, but he's not scored since 2007 so caution is advised for win-only players. The booking of Brian Hughes aboard Olifan d'Oudairies catches the eye and he ran well in a decent race at Gowran Park last time. However, whilst that was on good ground his best efforts have been with cut and with that in mind we prefer the claims of Mini Minster.
Come Out Firing (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, headway 4 out, weakened after next, 9th of 12, 29l behind Alderluck (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.
Calatagan (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, hit 5th, blundered and unseated rider 7th, in a race won by Victor Daly (10-7) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May, 12 ran.
Tarvini (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway after 3rd, lost place 5th, hampered and unseated rider before 3 out, in a race won by Moghaayer (10-11) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May, 14 ran.
Word of Warning 17-2 (11-3) In touch until ridden and weakened 3 out, 11th of 18, 35l behind Astracad (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Mini Minster 8-1 (11-3) Made all, ridden approaching last, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May beating Ring For Time (11-12) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Terenzium (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 12, 45l behind Mini Minster (11-3) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Aldiruos (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Behind, struggling 6th, never dangerous, 9th of 14, well behind Shore Thing (11-5) at Towcester 2m 5f clm hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Olifan d'Oudairies (FR) 7-1 (10-13) Led, headed 3rd, on terms before 3 out, ridden approaching straight, no extra and kept on same pace from before last, 4th of 20, 7l behind Carlowsantana (11-5) at Gowran Park 2m hcp hdl 80-102 in Apr.
Vincent Pipe (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Always behind, pulled up before 5th, in a race won by Dashing Ruby (11-7) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-102 hvy in Sep, 16 ran.
Corkage (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, ridden and headway approaching next, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 18l behind Summer Soul (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in May.
Valento 14-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway after 8th, led and hung badly right from 3 out, driven clear flat, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Apr beating Tabaran (11-11) by 7l, 13 ran.
