raced keenly, held up, headway 6f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly 4f out
led and soon clear, headed over 2f out, hung left under pressure and weakened final furlong
took keen hold, chased leader 10f, tailed off
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left, not quicken inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up, headway over 4f out, soon ridden and beaten
prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
prominent, not much room and hampered over 6f out, hard driven 2f out, soon weakened
Personal Assurance is likely to be sent off a short-price following his debut third at Market Rasen, however both the first two from that race have since been beaten in their next races. Although the form reads well enough to suggest he can make his present felt in this weak bumper, it has taken enough knocks just to have a look around for some value here. The TEAMtalk selection therefore goes to the Venetia Williams-trained Samuel Charles who makes his debut here but is eye-catching on the breeding and represents a stable who have an excellent record in these type of races. He should offer a bit of value while the rest are very difficult to get excited about although it would be no surprise to see newcomers Pimlico and Spud One run into a place.
