held up mid-division, chased along from 12th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 3 out
led to after 9th, stayed in touch until lost place 13th, well behind 4 out
held up, mistake 1st, headway after 16th, joined leaders 3 out, led 2 out, driven clear flat
tracked leader, led before 10th, headed 3 out, stayed on under pressure, no extra approaching last
held up towards rear, lost touch after 14th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
in touch, led before 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 10th to chase leaders, effort approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened after next
close up, under pressure 15th, chased leaders 3 out, hard driven and stayed on same pace from 2 out
tracked leaders, mistake 14th, weakened after next, pulled up before last
held up mid-division, effort before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up rear, some headway behind leaders 16th, no progress approaching 3 out
Alan King's Windross has disappointed in two starts since winning at Stratford and is probably best watched for the time being so this may be best left to the four-timer seeking Longshanks, who is given the verdict over Gladtoknowyou. The last mentioned has the beating of Lannkaran on form at Wincanton last month and has to be respected but Richard Rowe's gelding has had his problems and may not be one to rely upon. Henrietta Knight's Creative Time lost no caste in defeat behind Magical Bailiwick at Ludlow last month and is entitled to step up on that effort, while Stormyfairweather is undoubtedly better than he has shown this term but does not seem to retain much enthusiasm for the game. Celibate has a good record here but is on a long losing sequence and a bigger danger may be Radcliffe from the stable of Venetia Williams but the vote goes to Longshanks. Kim Bailey's gelding is in the form of his life at present and, despite the rise in the weights, is the logical choice.
