mistakes, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
towards rear, ridden after 7th, lost touch 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led, ridden and headed approaching 14th, weakened 16th
in touch, went 2nd 14th, ridden and every chance 3 out, no extra flat
tracked leaders, ridden 15th, weakened next
in touch, reminders 6th, lost place next, mistake 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
tracked leaders, ridden and mistake 12th, weakening when mistake and pulled up 4 out
held up, headway 3rd, led approaching 14th, mistake 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on
prominent to 8th, ridden 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
held up, fell 3rd
River Trix gets a tentative vote over Jacksonvile, Nocksky and Lannkaran. The latter has not won for two years but has taken on decent company since, including Amberleigh House, and is now starting to look better handicapped. It would not surprise us if he were to bounce back, but we prefer the claims of River Trix on this occasion. There is no doubting the fact that the selection had his task made easier by the fall of Tarongo at Plumpton but he was not stopping at the finish and will handle the step back up in trip. He remains nicely weighted and goes on the ground so has plenty going for him here. Nocksky could not have won a worse contest than at Newton Abbot recently, but as that was his first success for around five years, Martin Pipe may have found the key to him and he should not be discounted. A bigger danger though may be Jacksonville, who travelled strongly when opening his account from out of the handicap at Perth last week. He carries a six-pound penalty and if they go a decent pace, will be involved in the finish surely. In a close contest on paper, River Trix is the selection.
