made all, hit 11th, clear soon after, unchallenged
always in rear, well behind from 10th
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, hit 10th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, some headway 10th, ridden and weakened 11th, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division and waited with, steady headway from 11th, tracked clear winner from 5 out, ridden 4 out, weakening 3 out when jumped right 2 out
prominent until ridden and weakened 5 out,
always in rear, tailed off 10th
in rear, ridden and tailed off from 10th, pulled up before 3 out
always in rear, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 5 out
in touch, mistake 4th, behind from 9th, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden 11th, hit 13th, weakening from 4 out, badly hampered 2 out but no chance
There was plenty to like about the way that Right To Reply stayed on to snatch victory at Plumpton earlier this month and as such, the former inmate of Noel Chance's is fancied to expand upon his strike-rate from racing over regulation fences today. There are dangers aplenty though and the likes of Macgeorge, Norlandic and The Granby will all ensure that this is not one-way traffic if they run anywhere near their capabilities. Whereas the temptation to give Garruth a solid recommendation is resisted today as he has become one of the hardest horses in training to win with and he is given the swerve completely this afternoon - even though it would be harsh to judge him on his effort last time out as the weight cloth fell off when he was picking up near the finish and he was duly disqualified. Therefore, we return to Right To Reply for the selection here even though his jumping has left a little to be desired on occasions. The 10-year-old's record in point-to-points does not tell the whole story though as he has been a little unfortunate to have unseated in two of his last four starts. Therefore, he is better judged on his completed starts and he is expected to be very hard to master once he has warmed to the task again today. The gallant Macgeorge does not know how to run a bad race and is expected to give the selection the most to do.
