held up, not fluent, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, well beaten 4th when fell 2 out
made all, clear from 4 out
chased winner from 4 out, kept on, no impression
chased winner until one pace from 4 out
TWIST BOOKIE bounced back to form at Newton Abbot and is taken to go one better by getting the better of Some Touch and Blast The Past. Shaun Lycett saddled a welcome winner earlier in the week which may have signalled an upturn in the yard's fortunes and Twist Bookie may enable the trainer to end the week on a high. He's up in the weights but is competing at the right level and appears ideally suited by the conditions. Some Touch has been struggling for form since a fair run in October but the handicapper is relenting and this is less competitive than many races he's contested. Blast The Past hasn't been in the best form of late either but her yard is firing on all cylinders and she could be a threat to all if returning to her best. Euro American is at his best with a bit of cut in the ground and hasn't won for a while but he's by no means out of this but Twist Bookie is taken to prevail.
Twist Bookie (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway after 8th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Huguenot (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Some Touch (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led, headed 5th, driven along 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 9, 24l behind Bermuda Pointe (11-5) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Euro American (GER) 6-1 (11-7) Held up, hampered 4th, driven and weakened 2 out, 8th of 9, 29l behind Le Roi Rouge (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Un Autre Espere 28-1 (9-9) Always in the rear, lost touch 6th, 10th of 11, well behind Furze Hill (10-6) at Towcester 2m cond hcp chs 4yo+ (5) sft in Nov.
Blast The Past 15-2 (11-8) In touch, raced keenly, close up when mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 9, 14l behind Miss Pross (11-11) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
