mid-division when fell 4th
led, hit 3rd, headed next, chased leaders until pushed along approaching 11th, weakening when slightly hampered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and under pressure 2 out, kept on gamely from last
prominent, led 8th, headed 11th, mistake 12th, fell next
prominent, led 4th, headed 8th, remained close up, led again 11th, mistake next, headed 14th, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, under pressure from next
behind, mistake 9th, headway 4 out, ridden next, every chance last, one pace flat
mid-division, mistake 1st, ridden struggling after 8th
held up in touch, headway approaching 10th, led 4 out, headed next, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened from last
chased leaders, pushed along and struggling from 10th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
always behind, pulled up before 4 out
Plenty of future winners on view but we will stick with proven course-and-distance form and nominate Black Frost ahead of Benrajah and It's Music. Owner, Trevor Hemmings won this race with Hunters Tweed last year and Black Frost, who won tidily at the track earlier this term looks to have been laid out to land this contest. He will be given plenty to do by Benrajah. Martin Todhunter's charge did not do too much wrong behind Jacdor at Kempton last time and the trainer is no stranger to sending out good horses at Haydock. There was plenty of confidence behind It's Music at Exeter on chasing debut and he shaped up sounded before being ran out of it close home. Joe Deane would ideally seem to need it much softer to be at his best while Burundi's better efforts tend to occur in smaller fields. Of the remainder, a speculative look at Iron Express could be worth a look at bigger odds. He has shown glimpses of ability in Northern events and a mark of 90 is hardly an overreaction for what he has achieved thus far. We though will side with Black Frost to take the race for Sue Smith and Trevor Hemmings.
