started slowly, held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leader after 3 out, stayed on strongly run in to lead close home
held up in mid-division, ridden 4 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, headway 6th, led on bit approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, headed close home, no extra
held up in mid-division, headway 5th, led approaching 6th, ridden 4 out, headed before next, weakened 2 out
held up in touch, headway to join leaders 6th, ridden to challenge approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
led to 2nd, remained prominent, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on one pace after 2 out
led 2nd, mistake 5th, headed 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, reminder 5th, headway next, effort 4 out, soon outpaced
tracked leaders, weakened approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
A race full of imponderables - not least will Hugo De Perro consent to take any part today. However, even if he does he may find the ex-Irish Shared Account has his measure for toe this afternoon and Paul Blockley's charge is selected in the hope that he can build on a very promising effort from last time. Totally Scottish, Cardinal Mark and Bustling Rio look to be the pick of the opposition and are worth monitoring for signs of support from the betting ring. However, none have ever been noted for consistency and will always be risky selections for win only purposes. Therefore, as Shared Account has at least showed that he is running into form of late, he is given the vote here. The son of Supreme Leader won three times over this sort of trip during his time with Francis Flood in Ireland and, with doubts existing about the form of his main rivals, Shared Account could provide the key to a very tricky race to fathom.
