held up towards rear, stayed on final 3f, no danger
held up in rear, steady headway from 5f out, chased winner from 4f out, effort 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
hung right, pulled hard, led after 4f, headed 7f out, soon weakened
in touch until weakened rapidly 8f out
pulled hard in mid-division, headway 7f out, hard ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leader to approaching 4f out, weakened over 3f out
keen hold, held up, headway until mid-division halfway, 5th and no chance when eased 2f out, pulled up and dismounted inside final furlong (lame)
led 4f, stayed prominent, led 7f out, hard driven and ran green from 2f out, stayed on under pressure, drew clear final furlong
behind, lost touch soon after halfway
The first division of the bumper can go to Itsmyboy, with the main dangers given as Bel Ombre, Winnowing and Fox John. There seems to be a generally good vibe surrounding the Martin Pipe-trained selection, who makes his racecourse debut today, and if the market reflects this then he could be the one to be on. Oliver Sherwood's French-bred Bel Ombre, the Patrick Chamings-trained Winnowing, who is out of a dual hurdle winner, Top Dog, who is also out of a winning mare, and Richard Phillips' Return Ticket are all ones to consider, along with Fox John, who has shown up well in each of his three races to date, and the Paul Nicholls-trained Earth Mover, who was pulled out of an engagement on Wednesday owing to the going. The locally-trained Dusky Lord would be interesting in the market spoke in his favour but we are happy to stay loyal to Itsmyboy.
