held up in rear, effort 3f, soon ridden and struggling
took keen hold in touch, ridden and lost place 3f out
tracked leaders and always going well, quickened to lead over 1f out, clear final furlong, easily
took keen hold, tracked leader, driven along 2f out, soon outpaced
led, pushed along 4f out, headed and outpaced by winner over 1f out, kept on for clear 2nd
held up, ridden and struggling final 3f
held up, good headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, pushed along 5f out, weakened and behind final 2f
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced
A competitive bumper rounds off the card and Byland, Dans Pride and Sintos are all worth considering with the vote going to Byland. The selection is proven on this surface as he ran well over course and distance when last seen out. He finished second behind Lin D'Estruval that day and a reproduction of that effort would make him hard to beat here. Dans Pride rates the main danger as he is held in high regard by his trainer and he certainly ran with some promise on his debut at Ascot. However, he then went on to disappoint at Wincanton when fourth behind Cruising Clyde and he looks to have plenty to prove here. Sintos put up a fair effort when second behind Red Georgie at Worcester last time and he is sure to come on for that recent run. However, this looks more difficult and he will have to improve again to trouble the principles, so we will stick with Byland as our idea of the winner.
