held up in rear, headway on bit 6th, chased winner 3 out, ridden and challenged next, no extra flat
chased winner, ridden after 6th, lost touch 3 out, weakened approaching next, soon behind
pulled hard, held up mid-division, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next
tracked leaders 5th, mistake next and 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
made all, quickened after 3 out, not fluent next, stayed on well flat, comfortably
in touch, not fluent 2nd, mistake next, weakened 6th, behind from 3 out
Hurdling debutante Dardanus, faces a difficult task and may prefer a bit of cut in the ground, while Donnini looked to have the race in safekeeping when coming to grief at Worcester. He will find this more competitive. This should rest between winning pointer Timpani and Ragdale Hall. The latter has been in good form through the summer and may just prove too sharp over this trip for the Pipe runner.