led, headed 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 4f out, clear over 2f out, all out towards finish
in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on, not reach winner
slowly into stride, soon with leader, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
dwelt, held up early, ridden 4f out, no impression
prominent to halfway, soon ridden and behind
Gudlage has had his problems and is an infrequent winner but has held his form well of late having landed a similar event for today's rider at Pontefract (now 5lb higher) last month. The son of Gulch looked unlucky on his latest start when a slipped saddle curtailed his chance and will prove hard to beat on his bid for compensation. There is little between Summer Cherry and Major Attraction on recent Chester form but both may find this an inadequate test of stamina while Rainstorm needs to step up on recent efforts to prevail at this level.