prominent, ridden and lost place 16th, behind from 3 out, soon tailed off
prominent, lost place 13th, rallied approaching 3 out, one-paced from next, no impression
held up, headway to lead 6th, headed 11th, ridden to challenge 3 out, every chance last, kept on but no chance with winner
held up, headway 5th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, led last, stayed on well flat
tracked leaders, lost place 7th, pushed along and reminders 10th, behind and pulled up before 13th
led to 6th, led again 11th, ridden after 4 out, headed last, soon weakened
held up in rear, blundered 13th, behind and pulled up before 5 out
Lisdante faced an impossible task last time when racing from 20lb out of the handicap in the Edward Hanmer Memorial Chase but had previously scored a comfortable victory in a valuable event at Carlisle over three-and-a-quarter miles in testing conditions. Sue Smith's charge impressed with a fluent display of jumping and this thorough stayer, who should appreciate the better ground, will prove a tough nut to crack so earns the TEAMtalk vote. Kit Smartie made a highly satisfactory comeback when a staying-on second at Ayr and looks a big danger off a 1lb lower mark with the outing under his belt while the unexposed Lord Rapier remains open to plenty of improvement so has to be respected following a fine effort when just touched off at Market Rasen last time. However, Native Buck and Ackzo both disappointed when last seen out and have something to prove on their reappearance.