chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon behind, ridden 2 out, kept on no impression
held up in rear, reminders 12th, never dangerous
chased leaders, close up 10th, mistake 13th, led next, ridden clear approaching last, kept on
in rear, not fluent 2nd, close up 9th, mistake and dropped rear 12th, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd last 2, no chance with winner
mid-division, mistake and lost pace 12th, pulled up before next
mid-division, chased leaders 10th, weakened 4 out
held up in rear when blundered and unseated rider 4th
in rear, mistakes 3rd and 5th, blundered and unseated rider 8th
mid-division, mistake 2nd, weakened 14th, behind when refused 16th
mid-division, headway 16th, chased winner approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching last
in touch, led 9th, headed and hit 14th, ridden 3 out, weakened last
always prominent, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace from last
led to 9th, chased leaders, lost place 14th, soon behind
mid-division, outpaced 12th, behind when pulled up before 14th
Another wide open race with many imponderables, but Commanche Quest, Tobesure and Ideal Du Bois Beury are all shortlisted and we will side with To Be Sure. The 9-year-old won well over course and distance last time when defeating Jumbos Dream, and although he has a penalty here, he should take all the beating under similar conditions. Ideal Du Bois Beury has the ability to win but has a mind of his own so can not be backed with any confidence. Commanche Quest is another that goes well at this track and was a fair third in a better race behind Ballyluskey at Aintree last time. However, he may struggle to give weight to some less exposed rivals. Of the remainder, Brandsby Stripe is from a yard that is beginning to hit form and he could run well at a big price, but our goes to Tobesure.
