held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden over 4f out, never dnagerous
led, ridden and headed 2f out kept on, weakened close home
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon one paced
mid-division, headway to dispute lead over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, led 2f out, kept on well under pressure
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, disputed lead brielfy inside final furlong, no extra close home
Another intriguing event with a number of the biggest stables represented. Paul Nicholls runs the unraced Terimon gelding Monti Flyer, Mary Reveley runs the French-bred Magic Dragon., while possibly the better of Len Lungo's two entries is the Tony Dobbin-ridden debutant Ghost Rider. His trainer will have put aside a decent one for this and he has to be respected, but he's very much National Hunt-bred and may get done for toe on this quicker going. Lungo's other runner is Noblefir. He showed promise at Ascot last time (Pierre Precieuse well held on that form) and could prove the better option from the yard. Philip Hobbs runs Native Star, who at least has some experience, while Nicky Henderson runs Ken'Tucky, who has certainly shown promise in his two runs to date. Atlantic Hawk has also shown promise but has tended to race keenly. The others are difficult to assess. The market will probably provide a good guide in this race but, as a selection, Paul Nicholls' Monti Flyer gets the vote.
