held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
chased leader, weakened from 2 out
prominent, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, rallied to regain lead run-in
led, headed 3 out, soon outpaced, regained lead last, headed run-in no extra
held up, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, soon every chance, weakened after 2 out
held up in rear, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, going well approaching 2 out, every chance last, one pace
It will be interesting to see how the market shapes up for the Nicky Richards-trained Etched In Stone who has been off the track for 689 days and he has to be one to consider but a safer bet looks to be Le Rouge Fatal, who gets the vote over Aviation. The last mentioned has run well in both starts this season and has fairly been raised 1lb for a creditable effort when narrowly beaten at Sedgefield last time. Ferdy Murphy has his string in good form at present and his runner Kingsbury is entitled to come on for his reappearance run at Carlisle earlier this month so has to be respected. Hi Dancer may struggle to give weight away all round and a safer bet looks to be Le Rouge Fatal, who was good value for his win at Carlisle earlier this month and Martin Todhunter's gelding is taken to defy the 7lb penalty for that success.
Hi Dancer 10-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, jumped right throughout, mistake 6th, soon lost place, last of 5, 32l behind Marodima (10-10) at Warwick 2m 4yo nov chs (3) gs.
Aviation 9-1 (11-0) Held up, headway after 3 out, effort approaching last, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Snow's Ride (10-3) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf.
Radar (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 3 out, 10th of 11, well behind Brave Vision (10-3) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan.
Storymaker 10-1 (11-4) In touch, effort 3 out, soon ridden, weakened and pulled up at the last in race won by Mumbles Head (11-5) at Perth 3m nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) sft in Apr, 13 ran.
Etched In Stone (IRE) Evensfav (11-5) Made all, not fluent throughout, ridden from 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Newcastle (aus) 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan '06 beating Boulders Beach (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 15 ran.
Kingsbury (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, one pace, run-in, 4th of 16, 2l behind Hue (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Moyne Pleasure (IRE) 40-1 (10-1) Soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Poker De Sivola (11-1) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs.
Le Rouge Fatal (FR) 9-1 (10-1) Held up behind, smooth headway 3 out, led last, ridden and stayed on well, won at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs beating Stainley (11-0) by 7l, 11 ran.
