held up in rear, blundered 1st, modest 5th bypassing omitted 2 out, weakened before omitted last
held up in 5th, smooth headway on home turn, every chance bypassing omitted last, weakened quickly soon after
led, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, went 2nd entering straight, every chance bypassing omitted last, soon ridden and no extra dropped to 3rd towards finish
raced keenly, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th, led entering straight, made rest, stayed on strongly
tracked leader until jumped slowly 5th, chased leaders, outpaced bypassing omitted 2 out, rallied into 2nd towards finish
held up in 6th, ridden and struggling on home turn, never on terms, went remote 5th before omitted last
Percy Street has a definite shout at his best but is rather hard to catch right nowadays so we'll go with MEAD VALE who probably needed it last time when far from disgraced at Worcester and on whom the capable Tom Buckley claims a useful 7lb. The selection is versatile from both a trip and ground perspective and should be all the better for that latest outing. Victarion and Tsundoku arrive with similar credentials and both can be expected to deliver a solid account with the former seen as the main threat under the champion jockey. Polished Rock scored twice in six days last October but has disappointed off higher marks on three subsequent attempts.
Oakley Hall (IRE) 8-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders, lost place when ridden after 4 out, soon weakened tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Mr Clarkson (11-13) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Percy Street 5-2 (11-8) Held up in 4th on outside, closed 7th, mistake and struggling 9th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 5, dist behind Dandolo Du Gite (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Mead Vale 6-1 (11-6) Led to after 3rd, tracked leaders, challenged 8th, led narrowly after 4 out, driven and headed before 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat, 6th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Mr Clarkson (11-13) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Victarion (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, lost place before 6th, rallied 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 3 3/4l behind Blairs Cove (11-7) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Tsundoku (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led, ridden 2 out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Inessa (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Polished Rock (IRE) 28-1 (11-1) Always struggling, tailed off 4 out, 4th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Soulsaver (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.
Cape Hideaway 50-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, well beaten after 3 out, 8th of 12, 23 1/2l behind Blairs Cove (11-7) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
