led and soon clear, headed approaching 3 out, outpaced and beaten after 2 out, 3rd and no chance when mistake last
chased leader 4th, mistake next, led approaching 3 out, headed soon after, weakened quickly
held up, mistake 4th, headway 5th, chased leader after 2 out, driven to challenge last, ran on under pressure flat, to lead final 50 yards
chased leaders, behind from 5th, pulled up before 2 out
in mid-division, ridden 4th, behind from next, tailed off
held up, mistake 2nd, headway under pressure from 5th, hard ridden and no impression from 2 out
blundered 1st, held up in rear, steady headway and not fluent 5th, led soon after 3 out, hard ridden and joint last, kept on under pressure until headed final 50 yards
always behind, mistake 3rd, ridden and struggling from 5th
chased clear leader to 4th, weakened quickly next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
always in rear, tailed off from 5th
Web Perceptions, After Eight and Boing Boing are all shortlist material here, but the vote goes to Barneys Lyric. The selection is steadily rising in the weights and is taking a step up in class but has taken to the jumping game like a duck to water and he was an easy winner at Perth last time. He is sure to take a good deal of beating here, but there are a plethora of dangers in the field. Boing Boing sprung a surprise to beat Frank Jordan's Libre at Stratford last time, and this gelding may be capable of making a bold attempt to follow up that success. Web Perceptions is another that is in good heart at present and he should go well, but he made hard work of beating Sunray at Chepstow last time and this looks a more difficult assignment. After Eight is the one to note in the market as this newcomer could be the one to beat if he is supported. The assistance of AP McCoy is another added bonus. This is not an easy race to fathom, but we will take a chance on Barneys Lyric.
