took keen hold, tracked leading pair, pulled way up to join leader halfway, led on outside 3f out, hung badly left well over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
held up, headway on bit over 3f out, soon tracking leader, challenged as leader hung badly left inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, readily
led at very slow pace, very green in front, joind halfway, headed 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, rallied from 2f out, kept on final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leader, joined leaders 5f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
A small field and the market will help guide but without that information we are happy to take a chance on KINGS RICHES ahead of Lord Hugo and Beck's Bolero. Peter Bowen's newcomer is bred to make up into a nice staying hurdler but this first foal of a successful mare may be good enough to win first time up. His trainer gets the odd decent newcomer in this sphere and if the market agrees then he should go close. Lord Hugo needs close inspection in the betting as he makes his debut; Jimmy Derham is a good young rider as well so the pair could a big race. Evan Williams will no doubt have been disappointed by the poor performance of Beck's Bolero at Ludlow last time. He needs to show that he is better than that but could not have found an easier race in which to do so. Court Gamble's debut run worked out well but she was beaten by over fifty lengths and that was over two years ago, whilst Dashing Patriarch is considered a strong contender despite being beaten a total of 99 lengths in three runs to date. Not a strong way to end the card so a chance is taken on debutant Kings Riches.
Dashing Patriarch 100-1 (10-11) Keen, soon chased leaders, pushed along and losing place when hampered entering straight, 9th of 14, 21l behind King Of The Night (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f cond & am NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
Kings Riches (IRE) Anshan gelding out of Kaikoura Girl.
Lord Hugo Alflora gelding out of Kentford Duchess.
Beck's Bolero (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Led after 1f, hanging badly left from 6f out, ran wide and headed over 4f out, eased down after, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Barthelemy (11-3) at Ludlow 2m NH flat (5) gf in Apr.
Court Gamble (IRE) 80-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, no impression, 11th of 16, well behind Fistral Beach (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs in Apr '08.
