in touch, ridden and effort 3f out, pressed leader and every chance over 1f out, not quicken final furlong
prominent and raced wide throughout, hard ridden and under pressure over 2f out, stayed on
pressed leader until ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off
held up, headway on wide outside halfway, under pressure and beaten over 2f out
pressed leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out
dwelt, pulled hard and soon prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened
led until headed well over 2f out, losong place when not much room just inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, tailed off and tired when stumbled and unseated rider just over 1f out
mid-division, driven along and stayed on under pressure final 2f, nearest finish
chased leaders, led well over 2f out, wdn and headed just inside final 2f, soon weakened
mid-division, headway on outside from 6f out, pushed along, led and edged right just inside final 2f, not quicken and headed final 100 yards
in rear, lost touch 6f out, tailed off
keen hold in mid-division, effort and ridden 3f out, wn weakened
behind, no real headway and struggling final 4f
A tricky way to kick things off and betting interest should be kept to the minimum as there is plenty of scope elsewhere on the card. Fool On The Hill is weighted to reverse recent form with Porak and comes into the race with strong claims after a string of decent efforts. However, he still looks to be a little vulnerable on these terms and has questions to answer with regard to the trip. Rutland Chantry is another to have solid enough claims on the pick of his form and has been consistent throughout a busy campaign this term. in contrast, Red Lion seems to have reached his peak for the season and just gets the TEAMtalk vote ahead of Danakil and Hattington. The lightly-weighted Figura also makes some appeal as an outsider, but only a small stakes each way interest is recommended.