held up mid-division, headway on inside to chase leaders 5f out, led 3f out, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
held up in touch, outpaced and lost place over 3f out, kept on again to take 3rd inside final furlong, never dangerous
held up rear, headway over 2f out to chase leader, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, eased towards finish
led 1f, tracked leader afterwards, lost touch and weakened 3f out, soon eased, tailed off
led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
behind, headway to chase leader over 2f out, weakened under pressure final furlong
prominent, not clear run, hampered and checked over 2f out, rallied, kept on again final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
started slowly in rear, past beaten final 2f, never dangerous
Malarkey who has been much improved this term, and has been given a break since winning at Newbury last month for which the son of Mukaddamah has gone up a further 6lbs, has obvious claims but we would rather side with Treasure Trail. The selection had slipped to a favourable mark prior to returning to winning ways when staying on strongly to land a handicap at Bath on Thursday. Turned out quickly under a 5lb penalty, Sylvester Kirk's gelding looks worth a bet to follow up. Brendan Powell's Linens Flame has been in good form on the soft this term but a combination of faster ground and a rise in the weights may prove to be his undoing. The booking of Richard Hughes for Head To Kerry takes the eye, while Peak Park could be of interest off his light weight but the vote goes to Treasure Trail.