chased leaders throughout, ridden and weakened 2f out
behind until some headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
led, headed over 4f out, soon weakened
in touch running green until weakened over 5f out
chased leader, hung right and reminders 5f out, led over 4f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened close home
held up in touch, stumbled after half a furlong, headway on inside 5f out, switched right 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
Not much for us to go on here, but Paul Nicholls' Wild Knight showed enough promise at Exeter in May to suggest he is up to taking this sort of race. Given a decent workout that day he stayed on well for second and after a summer break he can put that experience to good use here. Of the other pair with experience, Ian Wood-trained Tweli looks interesting. A recent pipe-opener at Hereford should have put the five-year-old straight and he should improve here. Of the debutantes, the other Paul Nicholls runner, Gayble will command most interest, and the market should be taken as the best guide to his chance.
