held up, ridden approaching 4f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, outpaced from over 3f out
mid-division, headway, chased leaders halfway, led approaching 4f out, ridden approaching 3f out, every chance inside last just held
pulled hard in touch, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
led, ridden and headed approaching 4f out one pace
held up, headway over 4f out, one pace and no impression 2f out
held up, chased leaders approaching 5f out, ridden approaching 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway 5f out, led over 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong all out
held up mid-division, hampered and nearly took wrong course after 3f, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong
with leaders, until weakened halfway
prominent and raced keen, weakened halfway, tailed off
With none of the newcomers making much appeal this may be best left to those with experience and the vote goes to Flintoff, who is preferred to Ally Shrimp and Arctic Minster. The selection showed his best form here over 1m6f last month when chasing home Sotovik and, while not disgraced at Huntingdon last week, the return to this stiff track may help Richard Guest's gelding. He gets the vote ahead of Ally Shrimp, who showed promise on his Doncaster debut and should improve for it. The Ian Williams-trained Acacia Avenue showed a similar level on his debut for new connections last time and is another to consider along with Arctic Minster, who stepped up on the form of his debut effort when second behind Harry Flashman at Ayr last time. Micky Hammond's pair Chateau Rouge and Just Scooby make most appeal among the newcomers but the vote goes to Flintoff, who is taken to open his account.
