held up, headway 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed clear, comfortably
held up, headway over 3f out, soon 2nd until over 1f out, regained 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
chased leader, led 5f out, brought field to stand rail in straight, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner and lost 2nd towards finish
held up, headway over 3f out, driven along over 2f out and soon weakened
prominent, went second over 4f out until 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
close up in 4th until hampered on inside rail over 4f out, struggling after, tailed off
Heroes returns to the level after a couple of spins over hurdles and Landucci has done well here in the past but STEIG is taken to score in what should prove to be a competitive claimer. The George Baker-trained selection is in good heart of late and ran a decent race when finishing third at Newmarket last time. He goes well at this track and arrives here at the top of his game. Tim Vaughan's Heroes was beaten at odds-on over timber at Wethebry in April but had been shaping well enough on the flat in the winter. He is clearly fit and has place claims. Some of Landucci's best form has come over course and distance and we expect him to be thereabouts here today.
Heroes 6-1 (9-2) Prominent, went 2nd briefly well over 1f out, ridden when hampered 1f out, no chance after, eased, 11th of 12, 10l behind Princely Hero (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Mick Is Back 14-1 (9-1) Close up, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 7l behind Cwm Rhondda (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Steig (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Raced stands side, led that group, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Thunder Gorge (9-0) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Den's Boy 100-1 (8-10) Raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened well over 3f out, eased final 2f, last of 7, well behind Electrolyser (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb '08.
Landucci 11-2 (9-3) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Kipchak (9-7) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol.
Fairly Honest 8-1 (8-11) Outpaced, always behind, 12th of 13, 17l behind My Flame (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Leoballero 12-1 (9-7) Held up last, ridden and no impression final 2f, 6th of 7, 7l behind Envision (9-2) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug '06.