tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out
held up, ridden 8th, weakened from next
led, headed approaching 8th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
in touch until ridden and wkdn from 8th
held up, headway 3 out, led approaching next, hard ridden and headed close home
held up, headway 7th, led 3 out, headed next, soon weakened
held up, headway 9th, ridden and every chance last, stayed on flat
with leader, led 8th, headed 3 out, weakened from next
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened flat
never better than mid-division
tracked leaders, ridden 8th, weakened from next
prominent, weakened 8th, pulled up before 3 out
held up, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, ran on to lead close home
always behind, pulled up before 3 out
held up in touch, effort 8th, weakened soon after 3 out
Joint topweights Lord Khalice and Veneguera both have conditional jockeys on board to take a little weight of their backs, with slight preference for the latter who won at Ludlow last month and races off just a 5lb higher mark here. Ardour Glowing, who rattled up a four-timer when trained by Martin Pipe two seasons ago only got as far as the first before coming down on his first run for new connections earlier this month and is probably best watched, as is Chancers Dante, who looked in need of the run when returning to action recently. Michaelmas Daizy ran well enough behind Nou Camp at Southwell to be given a chance here but the TEAMtalk vote goes to the Richard Phillips-trained Mithak. A one-and-a-half length second to Sadler's Secret at Haydock should have blown away the cobwebs and, with ground conditions to suit, the son of Silver Hawk has solid claims.
