held up, headway 6th, led after 2 out, ridden clear run-in
keen, tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
mid-division, lost place and hit 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
held up, always in rear
led to 5th, not much room 7th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
in touch, headway 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on flat
tracked leaders, lost place 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
in touch, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out
held up, headway 4th, bumped 4 out, led approaching 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, soon headed, no extra flat
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
soon struggling in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
pulled hard, prominent, led 5th, slipped and headed bend approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
refused to race, took no part
behind from 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
A good way to round off the card and Mister Mustard is given a slender vote to round off the meeting in the best possible style. The penalised Patriarch Express along with Cordilla, Kelly's Pride and Torche are others to place high on the short list and will make this an informative contest for future engagements. However, Mister Mustard may hold sway for now and can provide the key to a tricky finale. The Ian Williams-trained six-year-old ran well for a long way when he was just edges out in a similar contest over course and distance at the start of this month, and with that effort in mind, improvement looks imminent. Mister Mustard may just have needed the run after seven months off last time and he is expected to hold on for glory today if this does not come around too soon.
