in touch, ridden after 5th, weakened before next
took keen hold early, always towards rear
towards rear, ridden and stayed on from 3 out, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out
hampered approaching 1st, in touch, led 5th, soon headed, pressed leader, 3rd when weakening, blundered last
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on, went 3rd, run-in
level until 5th, soon weakened
mid-division, headway approaching 3rd, led after 5th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten
went left throughout, prominent, led 3rd until 5th, soon weakened
not always fluent, held up behind, good headway after 5th to track leaders, edged right and led approaching last, ran on, ridden out
tracked leaders until 5th, soon weakened
Hippodrome looks to hold very solid claims here and is selected ahead of Amazing Proposal and Shannon Springs. Hippodrome's second to Massini's Maguire last time reads as solid form in the context of this race and he looks set to go well today. Bumper winner Amazing Proposal also looks good enough to take a hand in things today. Celticello regressed on the Flat but was rated in the 80s at one point and first-time cheekpieces might help him concentrate today. The booking of Mick Fitzgerald for Kaballero could be interesting, while Robert Alner's Karinga Kream has something to like on breeding. Linden Boys has shown a level of form that gives him respect too, while, having acheived a rating of 115, Shannon Spring's form also entitles him to some thought. Much as he is trained by Paul Nicholls, Silver Song was only modest on the Flat, Tadeusz Mandziej has to step up on what he has so far shown, while Wotchalike was also modest on the Flat. Once again, then, the selection is Hippodrome.
amazing proposal (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) Prominent, led 11th, easily, won at Upton-On-severn 2m 5f ptp frm in Apr beating Mister Bey (12-0) by 10l, 10 ran.
Celticello (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, soon tracking winner, blundered badly 4th, weakened after next, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Enlightenment (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gs.
Good Time Willie (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Always in rear, 7th of 13, 30l behind Red Bells (11-4) at N Abbot 2m 1f nhf (6) gs in Aug.
Hippodrome (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, every chance last, no extra, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Massini's Maguire (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
Kaballero (GER) (9-6) Prominent, led 2f out, ran on strongly, won at Cologne 1m hcp hvy in Apr beating Page's Boy (8-7) by a , 8 ran (Flat).
Karinga Kream Karinga Bay gelding, half-brother to winners in bumpers and over jumps.
Linden Boy (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 5th, chased winner and hit 3 out, ran on well flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Sualda (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Sept.
Shannon Springs (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Mid-division, weakened 5th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Wellbeing (11-2) at Newbury 2m nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gf in Mar, 14 ran.
Silver Song 16-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, 11th of 14, 23l behind Grasp (7-12) at Bath 2m 1f 3yo hcp (5) gs (Flat).
Tadeusz Mandziej (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 13, 25l behind Fairlight Express (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Wotchalike (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Towards rear, brief effort when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, well behind Afsoun (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (B) gs in Dec.
Just Freya 200-1 (9-9) In touch when ran out 5 out in race won by Massini's Maguire (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl (4) gd, 15 ran.
