held up, tracked winner 8th, mistake 12th and 13th, soon beaten
tracked leader, weakened and lost touch 11th, no chance with first two
tracked leader and mistakes early, hampered 6th, led 8th, drew clear from 4 out, unextended
always behind
always behind
held up, mistake 2nd and fell next
led, headed 8th, lost touch 11th, behind when refused 2 out
A match on paper between The Bajan Bandit and Byron Lamb. The former was a very decent hurdler and made hard work of it at Carlisle to land his maiden chasing bow, Nicky Richards' charge had an easy victory round here in December when accounting for two rivals (including previous winner Mytimie) over two miles. With rains forecast, we will stick with The Bajan Bandit. Tony Dobbin has stayed up North to ride him and that must be considered a tip in itself. Hallyards Gael should be the one to mop up if the principals fluff their lines.