held up in touch, headway when left in lead 6th, headed 4 out, led again next, hard pressed 2 out, headed last, ridden and no impression with winner flat
tracked leader, hampered 6th, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, challenged next, led last, ridden clear flat, stayed on well
led until fell 6th
in rear, left tracking leaders 6th, struggling after 4 out, tailed off 2 out
held up in touch, left tracking leaders when hampered 6th, headway to lead 4 out to next, soon ridden, no impression with front pair from 2 out
tracked leaders, unseated rider when hampered and jinked left 6th
Prince Mahler has had a good 2017 but might just be a little too high in the weights now, although this does not rate the strongest of contests as all runners look pretty exposed. The one exception could prove to be SHOTOFWINE who remains quite lightly-raced over timber. Ryan Day claims a handy 3lb and he was far from disgraced last time when filling the minor placing over 3m at Newcastle. His form is somewhat hit-and-miss but he'll give a good account if on a going day. Oscar Jane was no match for the in-form Lovely Touch at Southwell last time but she'll handle conditions and would get involved if displaying her best.
Prince Mahler (IRE) 9-4fav (11-13) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 11, 23l behind Lovely Touch (10-1) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Shotofwine 7-2 (11-9) Prominent, led before 3 out, headed after next, weakened closing stages, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Park House (11-1) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Oscar Jane (IRE) 28-1 (11-8) With leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed before last, soon lost 2nd place, no extra, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Lovely Touch (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Port Lairge 25-1 (10-6) Held up in last pair, struggling after 4th, lost touch after 3 out, no chance with leaders after, 5th of 7, 23 3/4l behind Too Many Diamonds (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Beautiful People (FR) 20-1 (11-6) Mid-division, pushed along after 8th, well held when bumped 3 out, 7th of 12, dist behind Terry The Fish (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Monte Wildhorn (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, not fluent 7th, led after 2 out, headed before last, 3rd and beaten after, 3rd of 8, 17l behind Black Tulip (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May.
