chased leaders, mistake 1st, soon lost place, weakened 8th, well beaten in rear when blundered 2 out, soon pulled up
held up in rear, never jumped well, struggling 4th, pulled up after next
led, mistake 1st, set strong pace, headed before last, no extra
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders halfway, led before last, headed closing stages, kept on
chased leaders, effort before 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
held up, weakened 3 out
tracked leader, hard ridden to challenge approaching last, stayed on under pressure to lead close home
held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 7th, mistake 4 out, weakened after next
Chain Of Beacons was winning for the first time over fences at Newcastle on Saturday in a race in which the hat-trick seeking Sky Full Of Stars unseated his rider at the second but Sandy Thomson’s charge has picked up a penalty. Roxyfet has had his chances lately in less-competitive affairs but Superior Command, representing Grand National-winning connections, would have claims if you ignored last month’s run at Musselburgh. TRUST THOMAS beat Vodka Wells at Hexham last May and is now 5lb lower in the weights - today’s contest represents a slight drop in class so he gets the nod.
Trust Thomas 4-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, one pace, last of 3, 9 1/4l behind Imjoeking (11-3) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Superior Command (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, outpaced last (usual 4 out), ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 30 1/4l behind Silver Streak (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Vodka Wells (FR) 12-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 5 out, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Caius Marcius (11-11) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Chain Of Beacons 2-1fav (11-12) Held up in rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, led before 2 out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr beating My Idea (11-0) by 5l, 7 ran.
Sky Full Of Stars (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Prominent, led after 2nd, blundered and unseated rider next, at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Roxyfet (FR) 11-4 (11-3) Tracked leaders, joined winner 4 out, every chance when not fluent last, soon ridden and one pace, well held flat, 2nd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Chestnut Ben (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Welcome Ben (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Led, clear 5th until 8th, headed after 9th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Clan Chief 4-1 (10-11) Led, mistake 1st, mistake 5 out, soon headed and weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
