held up towards rear, headway from 6th, went 3rd 3 out, led on outside 2 out, wandered under pressure run-in, driven out
led after 2nd to next, stayed handy weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off
not fluent and reminder 2nd, under pressure 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 6th
mid-division, ridden and headway 6th, hard ridden and weakened soon after 3 out
held up, headway 7th, led after 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, chased winner after but no impression run-in
mid-division, hampered on bend after 2nd, headway to track leader 6th, led and hit next, headed after 3 out, weakened between last 2
led to 1st, under pressure and lost place 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
keen hold, always in rear, tailed off
behind until pulled up and dismounted before 4th
Withdrawn
Gaelic Flight is selected here ahead of Fleetwood Forest and Island Light. Much as Gaelic Flight is six pounds above his Fakenham winning mark, he can build on that plus he can go well fresh so, for us, has to be considered. Fleetwood Forest is four pounds above his Huntingdon win last time but, is clearly one that has ability for all that he is possibly a little fragile. Of the others, Baikal could be given some thought based on the best of his Irish promise although he needs to build on a couple of modest runs lately, although he is entitled to have needed his latest start, Can Can Flyer needs to build on his selling win, Island Light ran well from his revised mark last and should be given some thought, Inchcape Rock has bits of form that say he can go well, but he has a 481-absence to defy, and Wee Danny is another that has to defy a revsied mark for winning. Finally, Almizan was behind Burren Legend last time and the blinkers remain off so he may not reverse the form, and the latter needs to find improvement we feel from that narrow race success if he is to feature. All of which retuns is to the selection, which is Gaelic Flight.
Almizan (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, one pace in 3rd when blundered 2 out, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Burren Legend (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.
Josear 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and headed after 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 7l behind Flaming Weapon (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Gaelic Flight (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Jumped very badly left throughout, chased leader until 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 3rd of 4, well behind Flying Enterprise (11-6) at Ascot 2m 5f nov chs (3) gs in Dec.
Fleetwood Forest 25-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, led 2 out, stayed on under pressure, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Dec beating Methodical (10-12) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
Dr Cerullo 9-1 (11-9) Chased leaders until 6th, soon behind, 12th of 13, 46l behind Almizan (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Nov.
Burren Legend (IRE) 7-2 (10-11) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 3 out, challenged and upsides 2 out, driven ahead final strides, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr beating Silver Serg (10-4) by a hd, 6 ran.
Baikal 8-1 (11-7) Towards rear, struggling from halfway, 13th of 17, well behind Eleazar (11-10) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Can Can Flyer (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Made all, mistake 5th, ridden after 3 out, went left and not fluent last, hard ridden flat, kept on, won at N Abbot 2m 1f sll hdl (5) gf in Apr beating A Double Ewe Bee (9-13) by 1l, 8 ran.
