held up, ridden and behind from 4 out
tracked leaders, driven approaching 4 out, chased winner from 2 out, ran on well close home
led after 2nd, headed approaching 4th, led again approaching 8th, headed next, soon weakened
led to 2nd, led again approaching 4th, headed next, led 9th, headed 11th, led next, ridden and held on well close home
held up, ridden approaching 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, struggling approaching 9th, soon behind, pulled up after 11th
held up, headway to lead 11th, headed next, soon ridden, kept on same pace approaching last
It was a really gutsy performance from Courage Under Fire to defeat Fasgo by a neck at Market Rasen recently. He was winning there off his highest ever mark and it seems likely that after such a tough race and under a 7lb penalty, he will be hard pushed to go in again here. He would also prefer some cut in the ground. This is quite a competitive three mile chase for this time of year, with bold jumping Stanmore sure to put in another decent run and Don't Tell JR an interesting runner for Ferdy Murphy, who has a good record at the track. Pam Sly sends Bassenhally, who has been lightly campaigned, loves the track and won this race last year, but TEAMtalk's idea of the winner is Carried Interest. Denis Caro's runners have been going pretty well so far and he will be fit enough to run well first time out. He does have a penchant for genuine good ground and his second to Montifault (although no chance with that winner) at Fontwell last year would give him every chance here.
