led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
never dangerous
in touch, headway and ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
held up, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, one pace
chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, steady headway 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on
never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, behind and not clear run 2f out, 5th and held when hampered inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pressed winner 2f out, soon ridden, not quicken final furlong
always behind
The finale looks as difficult as the rest of the card, but Mobo-Baco at least has enough form to make him the selection, with Summer Shades and Thunderclap appearing to hold solid place claims. Mobo-Baco won his first two outings of the season, at Leicester and Pontefract, but has struggled a bit since thanks to the handicapper. It is a measure of how poor this race is that he is still expected to come out on top here. Thunderclap has managed just one win in 17 starts, while Summer Shades nearly prevailed at Catterick last time, and if that was no fluke, can follow Mobo-Baco home.