held up in rear, mistake 15th, ridden 3 out, no impression
prominent, joined winner 14th, mistake next, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
made virtually all, mistake 13th, clear approaching last, comfortably
held up in touch, effort 12th, ridden 15th, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden after 14th, soon behind
Shepherds Rest has been a grand servant, but hasn't always been one to trust and will need to put behind him a poor effort at Ludlow last time. Skycab, a useful handicapper at his best, has yet to convince in his two outings this year and looks best watched for now, while Harvis has yet to prove he stays this far, so the TEAMtalk choice is Easton Gale, who impressed when winner here last month. A 6lb rise in the handicap looks fair enough and he is the one to beat.