dwelt, soon in touch, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
chased leaders, effort 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
towards rear, never dangeorus
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch to halfway
chased leaders, effort 2f out, one paced final furlong
towards rear, ridden halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, chased winner close home
towards rear, ridden halfway, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
in touch, hampered after 1f, ridden and weakened 2f out
Not much strength in depth in a weak claimer and the vote goes to Viewforth while American Cousin and Savile's Delight rate the main dangers. Linda Perratt's charge has proved a model of consistency of late, finishing runner-up on his last three starts in sprint handicap company including off a mark of 64 over course and distance last time out. The son of Emarati, who rattled up a hat-trick on this track last season, takes a drop in grade and should prove hard to beat under John Carroll. American Cousin is reaching the veteran stage of his career and has been struggling this term but showed a little more sparkle at Pontefract last time. The David Nicholls-trained gelding has strong claims if reproducing the form of his handicap success at Doncaster last year so can't be ruled out despite having something to find with the selection on these terms. Ex-Irish performer Savile's Delight is easily the best treated on official BHB figures but lost his form towards the end of last season and showed little on his belated return to suggest he can be backed on this occasion.