behind headway 8th, fell next
in touch, ridden after 9th, soon weakened
in touch, lost place 8th, soon behind
behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden next, stayed on flat
mid-division, lost place when hampered 9th, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened next
mid-division, headway 6th, hit 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
led to 5th, behind from 7th
mid-division, headway 4th, led 7th, ridden 2 out, ran on
prominent, led 5th to 6th, lost place when hit 7th, behind when hampered 9th, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up, headway 8th, hampered and unseated rider next
tracked leaders, ridden 9th, soon weakened
prominent, led 6th to 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
held up and keen, headway 9th, chased winner 3 out, soon ridden, unable to quicken flat
in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
held up and behind, headway 9th, ridden 2 out, ran on flat, not reach winner
behind, headway after 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, never nearer
His Nibs gained an overdue big handicap success when winning at Aintree last month but the Venetia Williams-trained gelding has more to off an 8lb higher mark today and preference is for Mirjan, who gets the verdict over Colourful Life. The last mentioned is feasibly well treated despite a 4lb rise for his latest effort and has to be respected on a course that trainer Mary Reveley has a fine record at. Kivotos should find this tougher than the race that he won at Ayr last time, especially as the handicapper has seen fit to raise him another 5lbs, while Springfield Scally has not won for some time and would probably prefer a softer surface. Chicago Bulls has been novice chasing but showed little sign of encouragement on his return to this grade when disappointing at Cheltenham recently and Court Shareef, while consistent, now seems to be a shade high in the weights. The vote then goes to Mirjan, who comes here in fine form following a smooth success at Wetherby on Sunday (for which he carries a 5lb penalty) and hails from a stable very much back in form now.