made all, clear 3rd to 4 out, driven and stayed on well from 2 out
chased winner, mistake 4th, blundered and lost place 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
always behind
mid-divsion, headway 5 out, chased winner after next, ridden 2 out, kept on no chance with winner
chased leaders, mistake 5th, weakened after 4 out
chased leaders to 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, lost place approaching 4 out, soon weakened
always behind
always behind, tailed off from 3 out
held up towards rear, some headway approaching 4 out, weakened after next
mid-division, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd approaching last, no impression
jumped badly and behind, lost touch after 3rd, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 4th
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, no impression from next
towards rear, kept on one pace from 3 out, never on terms
chased leaders, hit 4 out, lost place approaching next, weakening when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
Talama Lady looks the one to be on here, with Lucky Duck and Cardington taken to chase her home. Talama Lady is certain to win a contest such as this based on her latest effort in finishing second to King Solomon at Bangor three weeks ago on what was only her third outing in three years. A dual Bumper winner in 2001, she has been kindly handled by connections who can soon begin to reap dividends. She certainly makes more appeal than most of these, including Lucky Duck who won a moderate affair at Kelso last time. In his favour though is the fact that he can now race clockwise, having continually jumped to the right during his victory two weeks ago. Cardington has run twice here in bumper company and was not disgraced behind Bourbon Manhattan at Aintree. That form is good enough for him to be included in the short-list, but we fancy the chances of Talama Lady that bit more and she gets a narrow vote.
