held up behind and keen, headway 5f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, one pace
held up in rear, headway halfway, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, effort over 3f out, weakened when hung left over 1f out
held up in touch, weakened over 5f out
tracked leaders, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, with leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
with leaders until weakened over 3f out
held up behind, effort and weakened over 5f out
An interesting bumper that can go to Notaproblem who, although penalised for winning a better race than this at Wetherby, has shown a good level of progression so far and can follow up today; possibly with the most to fear from Malt De Vergy, who fared well before tiring close home on his debut. Another to mention is Endless Power, the only other previous winner in the line up. The five-year-old beat the selection over course and distance in a slowly run race last November and is respected on that form. However, he was well and truly put in his place under a penalty last time and, with the weights against him, he has it all to do today. Malt De Vergy, who hails from a yard that always have to be given plenty of respect with their runners in contests of this type, is another that has already shown ability and ,with Garry Berridge still claiming 5lb, he rates be the biggest danger to our hope today. However, Notaproblem has already proved that he has what it takes to force his head in front in a battle and is fancied to be marginally too tough again today.
