held up towards rear, no headway 3 out, never near leaders
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, chased winner before 3 out, soon challenging, ridden before last, held towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along when not fluent 6th, hit next, went modest 5th after 3 out, no impression
led until ridden 7th, weakened 3 out
in touch, close 3rd before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th when mistake last
chased leaders to 3rd, pushed along 4th, soon hanging right and ridden, no chance after 7th
held up in rear, headway after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
always in rear
prominent, bad mistake and nearly fell 1st, went 2nd 3rd, hit 5th, led 7th, blundered 2 out, hardridden approaching last, all out
mid-division, pushed along after 5th, driven 7th, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out
After such an easy success last time we think CANNI THINKAAR looks well treated under a seven pounds penalty so we side with Jim Best's gelding ahead of Carrickmines and Command Marshall. 17 lengths was the margin that the selection destroyed the field by at Ludlow last time. It's fair to suggest an extra seven pounds wouldn't have stopped him going in that day so on this his third start of the season he should be going in again. Carrickmines fell when hampered in horrible conditions on his seasonal bow. He was looking like a challenged before his misfortune and he still looks weighted to mount a decent challenge. Command Marshall was denied under a 14lbs penalty on his latest start but still ran with some credit. He should go better under this burden and certainly should be on the list. Seven Stars also ran with credit on his seasonal reappearance and is considered for place claims but to win this we take Canni Thinkaar to make a mockery of his penalty.
Command Marshal (FR) 7-4fav (10-12) Held up, headway into fourth 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 9, 26l behind Tarvini (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 6f cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Mistress To No One 10-1 (10-9) Held up, headway afer 6th, ridden 4 out, plugged on, 4th of 14, 17l behind Farmers Cross (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Transvestite (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, under pressure 3 out, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 47l behind Lucky Pearl (9-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Wujood 25-1 (10-2) In touch, led approaching 6th, headed 3 out, no extra last, 6th of 15, 12l behind Magnifico (11-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Seven Stars 25-1 (10-0) Behind, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on to go 3rd flat, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 14, 15l behind River Logic (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) hvy.
Mycenean Prince (USA) 11-1 (10-2) Tracked leader, lost place 13th, under pressure when blundered, unseated rider next, in a race won by Ya I Know (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy, 7 ran.
Carrickmines (IRE) 3-1fav (11-3) Held up in touch, mistake 2nd, headway 4 out, 2 lengths 3rd and staying on when hit and hampered and fell next, in a race won by Take It There (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy, 7 ran.
Pinkerton Mill 66-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, last when jumped slowly 4th, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Zorro De La Vega (11-7) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Mar, 11 ran.
Canni Thinkaar (IRE) 4-1fav (10-0) Always prominent, led approaching 7th, drew clear approaching 3 out, unchallenged after, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs beating Wingull (11-6) by 17l, 14 ran.
Vicentio 15-2 (10-1) Held up, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Little Firecracker (11-4) at Fakenham 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
