held up in rear, struggling final 4f, tailed off
in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, no danger
held up in rear, headway on wide outside 4f out, ridden to chase leading pair 3f out, stayed on same pace
unruley in stalls, started slowly, took keen hold and held up in rear, carried head awkwardly, kept on steadily final 2f, never near leaders
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, hard ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pushed along 6f out, well behind final 2f
led to 8f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off 5f out, pulled up 3f out
in touch until weakened quickly after 3f out, tailed off when virtually pulled up final 2f
took keen hold in touch, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced
pulled hard in touch, weakened over 3f out
tracked leader, led 8f out, joined 3f out, hung left 2f out, soon clear, pushed out
tracked leaders, effort going well to join winner 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Boumahou is given the confident vote in the finale with Typhoon Tilly, Turtle Valley and Belle Rouge rated as the main dangers. The selection has overall been a frustrating sort to follow, but he seemed to be finally getting the hang of things last time when a good winner over High Point, and now that the penny has dropped it would be foolish to abandon him as he could be capable of scoring again. Typhoon Tilly finished third in that Lingfield race but could get closer with Sam Hitchcott taking off a handy 3lbs now that he is dropped in trip. Turtle Valley would not be out of this on the pick of his form but he has been a little disappointing of late, while Belle Rouge was a good second behind Beyond The Pole last time after a 488 day absence from the racecourse. He could go well if he does not 'bounce' but for the winner we return to Boumahou.