held up in touch, steady headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders
in touch, reminders over 6f out, lost place 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
prominent, led halfway, headed 5f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off
chased leaders, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
led to halfway, remained in touch, lost place 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
behind, lost touch 5f out, soon tailed off, virtually pulled up
held up, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 6f out, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
took keen hold and soon in touch, lost place halfway, tailed off 6f out, virtually pulled up
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, no impression final 2f
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
Although set to carry a penalty, The Weaver may be up to the task against Gay Oscar and Howard Johnson's newcomer Cotty's Rock. Although plenty of penalised runners are turned over in bumpers, there was a lot to like about the victory of The Weaver at Catterick last month. He battled really hard to beat The Buttress by a short-head and those qualities will stand him in good stead here. Gay Oscar showed promise when second on his Wetherby debut but may need another couple of runs before being backed, while Cotty's Rock comes from a stable that has benefited greatly from Graham Wylie's cheque book. The rest should be watched, and The Weaver has obvious claims.
