tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 8th, detatched from 13th, tailed off in 4th when fell last
led to 2nd, tracked leader, led again 8th, ridden and joined from 2 out, kept on under pressure from last
prominent, ridden and every chance 2 out, one paced after
held up and keen, headway approaching 13th, challenged on bit 2 out, soon ridden, every chance last, not quicken flat
held up in touch, took closer order 12th, in 3rd when unseated rider 13th
Granted a clear round Bicycle Thief looks sure to take the beating, but he hasn't looked a natural since switching to fences and he also has to prove he stays this far. He may be worth taking on at short price with Fearless Mel, who has obviously been difficult to train, but as he showed at Leicester, he does have ability. This trip will not be a problem for him and he is taken to upset the hotpot. Briar's Mist is better than he has shown so far over fences and it could be that this faster ground may see him in a better light.
