tracked leaders, led approaching 4th, hard driven approaching last, stayed on gamely
held up, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, stayed on
in touch, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
mid division, headway approaching 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out
led until 2nd, weakened next, behind and pulled up after 5th
held up, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden and one paced
held up, headway 5th, ridden and every chance 2 out, stayed on well near finish
held up, struggling 4th, soon tailed off
with leader, led after 2nd, headed approaching 4th, soon weakened
behind, some headway 3 out, weakened next
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened next
The maiden Circle Of Wolves has no easy task under top weight, but this is something of a drop in class for the five-year-old and a reproduction of his effort when runner-up to Just A Touch at Warwick just before Christmas, would be more than good enough in this. Son Of A Gun has been very disappointing since winning his bumper back in 1999, but he did run well on his only previous outing here, also in a bumper and he could go well in this moderate contest at a decent price. Moqui Marble showed nothing in a couple of outings over hurdles in Ireland, but this is not a strong race and if the market speaks in his favour, one should take note.