chased leader, pushed along and weakened approaching 3 out
held up, detached and struggling 6 out, never a factor
in rear, ridden and outpaced home turn, plugged on from 3 out,
chased leader, headway travelling well home turn, ridden to lead 3 out, clear last, ran on well flat
led, not fluent 5 out, ridden and headed 3 out, outpaced approaching last, plugged on run-in
Tonto's Spirit prefers sharper tracks like Cartmel and Slanelough only won a match at Newcastle but Joke Dancer remains potentially well treated despite beating two rivals at Kelso three weeks ago. Miss Amelia is a previous course and distance winner and will strip fitter for a recent third at Wetherby but WHEELBAHRI is clearly improving at a rate of knots and he may well defy a further 11lb hike in the ratings to complete the five-timer.
Slanelough (IRE) 7-4 (11-12) Made all, pushed along 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, joined last, stayed on gamely and holding 2nd flat, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar beating Ar Mest (10-7) by 3/4l, 2 ran.
Joke Dancer 15-8 (11-12) Jumped right, made all, edged left flat, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Lucky Flight (11-0) by 3l, 3 ran.
Tonto's Spirit 7-1 (10-11) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Whoshotthesheriff (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Miss Amelia 7-2 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 4 out, plugged on from 3 out, kept on from last, not reach 2nd, 3rd of 5, 6 1/2l behind Rose Sea Has (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Wheelbahri 3-1fav (10-4) Jumped left on occasion, led, went clear 8th, stayed on well from 3 out, comfortably, won at Carlisle 2m hcp (2) gd in Mar beating Armattiekan (11-6) by 13l, 10 ran.
