tracked leaders, blundered 5th and lost place, mistake 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
led, mistake 3rd, ridden from 8th, headed after 10th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
in touch, weakened 9th, behind from 10th
behind, lost touch from 9th, pulled up before 2 out
hit 1st, ridden 11th, stayed on from 12th to go 2nd last, never nearer
mid-division, mistake 4th, lost place 8th, pulled up before 4 out
towards rear and driven along 7th, weakened 11th
mistake 2nd, lost touch 8th
prominent, outpaced 11th and lost place, stayed on from 3 out to go 2nd flat
prominent, led 4 out, clear 2 out, comfortably
tracked leaders, mistake 7th, led after 11th, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway 10th, 3rd and driven along when blundered badly 4 out, weakened next
We'll side with Martin Pipe's Jardin Fleury here ahead of Tuxedo Junction, The Alleycat, Wot No Cash, who is also trained by Pipe, and Red Oassis. The selection is lightly raced and was a winner of a similar race last time. With his rider claiming a useful five pounds, he looks set to go well again. Tuxedo Junction is trained by Philip Hobbs and he has form enough to render him competitive in his first race at this lowly level. The Richard Guest-trained Fidalus, a winning hurdler and chaser, is also dropped to selling company for the first time, The Alleycat is interesting now as he is back to a winning mark, Dan de Man ran his best race for some time last time and is and is another that is now dropped to selling level. They must all be considered here but Red Oassis is one that could reward punters at decent odds. The now-13-year-old won from a mark of 72 here in March of last year but is now rated 66 and has a good claimer booked. It would certainly be no surprise to see him go well but, for our selection, we'll side with Jardin Fleury.
