led, headed 6th, led again 4 out, ridden and headed next, weakened approaching last
in touch, headway to lead 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 6th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up approaching next
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up next
held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders approaching last, ridden and switched left flat, stayed on to lead close home
tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out
towards rear, headway to track leaders 7th, ridden to lead approaching last, wandered under pressure flat, headed close home
raced wide, close up, dropped to rear 4 out, pulled up 2 out
in rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace flat
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Albert's Back and Foster'sisland were both entered in the 3.30 Wetherby yesterday. Theme Tune usually needs a run and his wins at Haydock and Newcastle last season came over longer trips. Fingal's Hill won over this trip at Doncaster in March and handles this surface. He won his last three starts last season but did disappoint here on his reappearance. Cheddleton, Baron De Midleton and The King Of May will all be back over fences sooner rather than later but Shallow River is race fit, though has never won over a trip this far. CARCACI CASTLE clearly wasn’t right when pulled up in a Grade 2 at Kelso in March. He’d won twice previously at that track and starts off in handicaps on a fair mark.
Cheddleton 7-4fav (12-0) Prominent, ridden and outpaced 4 out, stayed on well flat, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Malystic (11-10) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Foster'sisland 7-2 (11-13) Mid-division, switched right and headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear before last, easily, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Willaston (12-0) by 8l, 8 ran.
Baron De Midleton (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 7th, headway 10th, mistake 13th, well beaten after next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Carcaci Castle (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up in midfield, driven and dropped to rear 2 out, pulled up before last, at Kelso 2m 2f (1) gs in Mar.
Fingal's Hill (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-12) In touch in mid-division, headway last, stayed on flat, led close hoem, won at Hexham 2m hcp (3) gs in May beating Onward Route (11-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Theme Tune (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Mid-division, hit 8th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden along and no extra after 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Jet Legs (10-8) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Shallow River (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) Held up, ridden and headway 3 out, chased winner last, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Oscars Moonshine (11-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Polisud (FR) 25-1 (10-4) Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
The King Of May (FR) 16-1 (10-8) Towards rear, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and plugged on same pace after last, never dangerous, 4th of 10, 7l behind Imperial Data (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Albert's Back 40-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 5th, headway before 3 out, no impression on leaders before last, 6th of 20, 19 3/4l behind Punctuation (11-5) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
