led to 3rd, ridden and weakened after 4th
keen and in touch, until weakened 4 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway after 4th, led 3 out, clear last, pushed out
held up rear, headway 4th, weakening when fell 2 out
held up, headway 4th, with leader when fell 4 out
in touch, every chance when blundered and rider lost irons 3 out, not recover
always prominent, led 3rd, jumped left from 4 out, headed 3 out, soon one pace
in touch, mistake 3rd, some headway 4th, 5th and weakening, when hampered and unseated rider 4 out
keen in rear, tailed off from 5th
Golden Feather gets the confident vote here with Tech Eagle and Random Quest rating the main dangers. The selection has won his last two races in good style and although he is rising in the weights he still looks ahead of the handicapper and under conditions that suit he is impossible to oppose. Tech Eagle rates the main danger on his latest second behind Make My Hay. However that form has since been let down and he will do well to give weight and a beating to the well handicapped selection. Random Quest was well beaten off this mark behind The Hairy Lemon last time and again he looks vulnerable to a better handicapped rival. Of the remainder Presenter has conditions to suit and with his yard in form he could go well at a price but for the winner we return to Golden Feather.
Random Quest 4-1 (11-0) In touch, pushed along after 5th, soon weakened, 8th of 9, well behind The Hairy Lemon (11-7) at Leicester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Tech Eagle (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway after 5th, led 2 out, headed close home, 2nd of 17, shd behind Make My Hay (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs.
Spike Jones (NZ) 11-1 (9-10) Behind, headway approaching 6th, ridden 3 out, close 3rd when fell at the last in race won by Go For Bust (11-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd, 15 ran.
Presenter (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Behind, mistake 3rd, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 12l behind The Hairy Lemon (11-7) at Leicester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Dusty Dane (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) unseated rider at the 2nd in race won by Dear Villez (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl (4) hvy, 13 ran.
Golden Feather 1-2fav (10-1) Mid-division, smooth headway to lead after 3 out, hit next, ridden flat and kept on, won at Musselburgh 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd beating Parsley's Return (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
L'orphelin 33-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 6th, jumped left from next, weakened after 13th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Nas Na Riogh (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs, 15 ran.
Redlynch Spirit (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 30l behind Neveesou (11-4) at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (D) gd in Dec.
