held up, hit 1st, reminders after 7th, mistake 6 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
led, clear 4th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace from next
chased clear leader, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, stayed on under pressure from last
held up, not fluent 5th, some headway approaching 7 out, ridden and no impression from 4 out
chased leaders, headway after 7 out, challenged approaching last, not quicken flat
held up, effort approaching 5 out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, outpaced 7th, ridden approaching 5 out, no impression from 4 out
chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out,soon weakened
Man On The Hill, Kock De La Vesvre and Ivanoph look the trio to concentrate on here with preference for the first mentioned. Man On The Hill hails from a stable beginning to come back into form after a dismal season and showed signs of returning to his best when second to Aelred at Newcastle last month. With ground conditions to suit, Ferdy Murphy's gelding looks the one to be on. The Paul Nicholls-trained Ivanoph continues to disappoint and may be a shade high in the weights at present so a bigger threat to the selection may come from Kock De La Vesvre. Venetia Williams has her team in good form at present and this gelding comes here on the back of a win at Towcester last time. He has to be respected but has more to do off his new mark today. A market mover for Super Nomad would be of interest, while Mumaris has a nice racing weight but the vote goes to Man On The Hill, who is belatedly taken to open his account for the season.
