held up in touch, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, ridden to challenge when hampered over 1f out, switched left and stayed on final furlong
towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression on first 2
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened 1f out
led, headed over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off and eased final 2f
tracked leader, led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
always behind
A very ordinary contest can go to Bollin Thomas, who is just preferred over the ultra-game Colway Ritz, Eton and Stallone. The selection shaped as if coming to hand at Catterick last month and, with that outing sure to have done his fitness the power of good, he looks to primed to go well in only his second start in this claiming company. Stallone is capable of pushing the selection all the way if he is in the mood and does not have too much to find in this company. The return to turf will ideally suit him and a bold bid cannot be ruled out. Eton has claims on the best of his efforts and he is now back on a very attractive mark for future minor handicaps. His trainer has an excellent record in races of this nature and he too should not be dismissed lightly. Colway Ritz tries his heart out and has been a credit to his connections. Still, he has not won for going on three years and basically looks to be on the downgrade. He could feasibly pull something out of the bag but needs everything to fall into place for him. Therefore, we go with Bollin Thomas, who is a more reliable option. This versatile performer will not mind the ground and, as Dave Allan almost coaxed a win out him last time, the partnership are given another chance today.
Tomasino 9-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 13l behind Backgammon (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (4) gs.
Bollin Thomas 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Gold Guest (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f clm (6) gs.
Colway Ritz 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Cordage (8-7) at Redcar 1m 3f clm (6) gf.
Eton (GER) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leader to 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 19, 20l behind Archirondel (8-3) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Saameq (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway on outside over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 15th of 16, 25l behind Feed The Meter (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) gd.
Kinfayre Boy 50-1 (8-4) Always outpaced and behind, last of 8, 46l behind Princely Vale (8-10) at Redcar 7f 2yo sll (G) gd in Jun.
Keyalzao (IRE) 33-1 (7-6) Towards rear, ridden and behind from halfway, 6th of 7, 38l behind Moon Mischief (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo sll hcp (F4) fbs in Mar.
Stallone 7-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Serbelloni (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
