chased leader, ridden approaching 8th, fell 9th
led, not fluent 3rd, headed 9th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leader from 3rd, led 9th, stayed on well, driven out
prominent until 3rd, well behind from 7th
held up, headway and not fluent 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out
held up, headway approaching 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on
in touch, headway 7th, chased winner from 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when mistake last
held up, well behind from 8th
Pipe and McCoy should be on the mark here with Americanconnection, with Fabrezan and Happy Hussar likely to go well. Americanconnection scored on his debut here for new connections, having shown ability without scoring in Ireland, and more recently finished third on fast ground at Cheltenham. Seen as a future chaser in the making, he is not one of the stable's leading lights yet, but has the scope to progress. The easier ground here will help and he gets the vote over Fabrezan who has been fairly consistent this term. At the age of four he has time on his side and makes some appeal for place purposes. Happy Hussar bounced back here last time but did not beat much in truth, while What You Know would prefer faster conditions and is only plating class anyway. With the Nigel Twiston-Davies team in form, watch out for a good run from Oh So Wisley on his reappearance, but the fitter Americanconnection should have the measure of his rivals in what is not a strong contest.
