held up in rear, moderate headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakening and hung right
in touch until ridden and weakened halfway
held up mid-division, ridden and steady headway 6f out, ridden and switched right over 3f out to chase leader, led over 1f out, ridden out
mid-division, until veered badly right on bend after 5f and pulled up
mid-division, ridden and lost place 6f out, kept on
held up middle to rear, carried wide and lost many lengths after 5f, rapid headway to join leaders soon after, led over 6f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up rear, some headway 5f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
prominent, led after 4f, ridden and headed 7f out, weakened 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened
held up keen in rear, headway 6f out, lost place 4f out
held up mid-division, headway over 5f out to chase leader, led 3f out, ridden when headed over 1f out and weakening and hanging left
held up mid-division, headway 8f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
led, headed after 4f, led again 7f out, soon headed, ridden 4f out, one pace
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened 3f out
Best to concentrate on the stables that do well in these bumpers and that brings into the equation Petite Margot, Ruby Dante, Midnight Spur and Dark Whisper, with preference going to the latter. Trainer Ian Williams does well in this sort of race and Dark Whisper has already got a couple of decent efforts under his belt, with a nice pipe opener being followed by a four-length third to La Luna at Market Rasen last time. That represents pretty good form for this contest and with more improvement expected he can score. Nigel Twiston-Davies sends out Petite Margot, who was with Denis Caro on her only run so far. This yard also does well, but it would be a bit of a shock if she improved so much for her debut and she may need more experience to win. Meanwhile Ruby Dante did his improving last time out and can come on again for his third at Newton Abbot. With Peter Bowen's runners going pretty well then he too can add to his prize money returns by getting in the frame again. Of the remainder, Midnight Spur comes from another bumper specialist in Brendan Powell and though we have no form to go on, he is likely to know the game well enough to be involved. The market should be watched for a clearer idea of his chances and unless there is a sustained gamble, then we are going to side with Dark Whisper.
