held up, behind and pulled up before 10th
held up in touch, fell 3rd
close up, ridden and weakened 5th, fell 8th
held up, ridden and headway 4 out, soon no impression
held up, hampered 1st and 8th, chased leaders 4 out, led over 2 out, ran on
mid-division, fell 8th
held up, effort 4 out, hit next, pulled up before last
led, soon clear, headed after 3 out, pulled up before last
always behind, pulled up before 14th
held up, headway halfway, led after 3 out, headed before next, one pace
held up, mistake 11th, never troubled leaders
held up, hampered 1st and 8th, mistake 11th, behind and pulled up before last
always behind, pulled up 12th
tracked leaders, lost place 6th, pulled up after 12th
held up, headway 4 out, kept on one pace
Pendle Hill, Gatsby and Preston Brook are the three for the shortlist here and we will side with the first mentioned. The selection was not given a difficult race when well beaten down the field behind Glynn Dingle at Perth last time, as he was eased down after hitting a fence hard two from home. He will relish the testing conditions and if the market speaks in his favour he could be the one to side with. Gatsby could be a likely alternative as he ran well enough when second in a point-to-point at Chepstow last time, and he has the useful Harry Fowler in the plate. Preston Brook also has a good jockey booking in Tom Greenall and he hails from a yard that do well in this sphere, so he could go well. The market will provide us with all the clues here so any positive moves should be noted, but we will make Pendle Hill a tentative choice.
