held up off the pace in 5th, mistake and struggling 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leading trio, went 3rd 6th, ridden and one pace before 2 out, went left next, driven between last 2, kept on same pace, not fluent last
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, disputing 3rd briefly before next where mistake, weakening when mistake 2 out
disputed lead, led narrowly 7th, joined and hit 3 out, clear before last, kept on strongly
held up in last trio, headway 4 out, went modest 4th before 2 out
last pair, never a factor, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened before 6th, tailed off
took keen hold and hung right throughout, disputed lead, hit 4th, headed 7th, ridden and well held before last
took keen hold and held up in rear, plugged on from 2 out, never on terms
The Last Bridge won at Taunton in February and went on to score over fences here. He hasn't many miles on the clock and still looks fairly handicapped. Captain Moonman only found one too good on his reappearance here over 3m and is another to consider but the mare Direct Flo has been off the track for a long time and Go Annie has shown nothing in three runs this year. BRAVE BUCK is almost certainly better than he's shown so far and should be a fair price on his return to action. This represents a drop in grade so he gets a tentative vote in a race that won't take much winning.
Kimora (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Led until 4th, lost place after next, soon well held, hit last, 8th of 11, 24l behind Joanne One (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Captain Moonman (IRE) 3-1fav (10-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 3 out, hit 2 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Jump Up (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Direct Flo (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, steady headway 3 out, soon tracked leaders on outside, led next, ridden out flat, won at Worcester 2m 7f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul '12 beating Absolute Shambles (11-2) by 5l, 11 ran.
Brave Buck 8-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, hit 6th, went 2nd next until weakened well before 3 out, 7th of 9, well behind Brunette'sonly (10-6) at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
Go Annie 8-1 (10-13) In rear, well beaten 4 out, 8th of 11, 33l behind Hail Tiberius (10-9) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Macra Na Feirme (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Never better tham mid-division, 11th of 15, 40l behind On The Bridge (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Aug '12.
The Last Bridge 6-4fav (10-6) Held up in rear, headway after 7th, hit 10th, went 2nd 4 out, mistake last, no impression flat, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Loughalder (10-10) at Chepstow 3m cond hcp chs (5) sft in Mar.
Landenstown Star (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Led until 6th, weakened quickly before next, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 8, 30l behind Listen And Learn (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Sep.
Bob Will (IRE) 22-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, lost place before 8th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind Green Lightning (11-2) at Perth 3m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jul.
Wicklewood 40-1 (10-3) Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, 9th of 14, 50l behind Silver Dragon (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
