held up well in rear, not fluent 11th, ridden 13th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up after next
chased leaders, went 2nd after 12th until before 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leader, carried right and not fluent 1st, carried right next, led 8th, jumped right 14th, headed after 3 out, no extra flat
jumped right, led until 8th, not fluent 12th, lost place after 13th, well beaten from 4 out
held up towards rear, headway 11th, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner
mid-division, lost place 12th, mistake and well beaten 4 out
chased leaders, not fluent 14th, soon went 2nd, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra flat
held up in rear, headway after 11th, led 2 out, clear with ears pricked when drifted left last, stayed on
Despite being a low-grade handicap this looks quite competitive. Jonjo O’Neill had the winner in 2015 and saddles top weight Riverside City but SAN PIETRO is also eased in grade and could give his trainer a quick double. The latter won twice here in 2016 off higher marks and there was a hint of a revival at Market Rasen last month. Midnight Mustang and Astigos are recent winners at this level but Boyfromnowhere hasn’t won under Rules since 2013. Pray For A Rainbow is making his debut over fences but has won between the flags while Heavenly Promise scored over track and trip last month.
Riverside City (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Jumped left, held up towards rear, not fluent 6th or 12th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up after next, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
San Pietro (FR) 7-2 (11-6) In touch, headway into 2nd halfway, lost place 4 out, rallied next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 17 1/2l behind One Style (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Toosey 25-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 5 out, tailed off, 11th of 16, dist behind Fact Flow (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
Boyfromnowhere (IRE) 5-1cfav (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway before 9th, went 2nd before last, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Dylanseoghan (11-12) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Pray For A Rainbow 9-2 (11-6) Prominent, left in lead 1st, soon joined, headed before 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Simply Lucky (10-0) at Towcester 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Astigos (FR) 16-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, led bypassing 3 out, driven out, won at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Leith Hill Legasi (10-0) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Midnight Mustang 11-1 (10-9) Mid-division, led before 3 out, kept on towards finish, driven out, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in May beating Elkstone (11-9) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Heavenly Promise (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, one pace before 2 out, no impression, 4th of 11, 13l behind Mrsrobin (10-13) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
