held up in rear, headway after 6th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace flat
quickly away, made all, pressed last, driven out
held up in rear, ridden approaching 3 out, no response, jumped right 2 out
chased clear leading pair, ridden to chase winner 3 out, challenging when not fluent last, held near finish
held up in rear, hit 5th, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, in rear, headway after 6th, chased winner briefly approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up, jumped slowly 4th and 5th, ridden and struggling after 8th
raced keenly, tracked winner until approaching 3 out, soon weakened
Rawdon is the class act in this race and is taken to score at the expense of Huguenot and Our Choice. The selection has been kept busy over the year running through the last flat season and continuing into the autumn for a jumps campaign. He has not had a break as such so is tough and on the evidence of his latest effort when second at Newton Abbot he could prove difficult to beat here if producing his best. Huguenot carries a penalty for winning at Wincanton last time. He is still only lightly raced so he is open to further improvement so is worth noting in the market. As is Our Choice who was good enough to win twice on the flat before joining Charlie Mann and caught he eye when second to Green Prospect at Wincanton last time out. But for the winner we return Rawdon.
Our Choice (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, good headway approaching 2 out, ran on well from last, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, nk behind Green Prospect (11-12) at Wincanton 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Back To The Wind (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Led, hit 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakening when mistake last, 5th of 14, 14l behind Cove Mountain (9-9) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl (4) gd.
Rawdon (IRE) 7-2fav (10-13) Prominent, headway after 3 out, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, led last, hard ridden when headed close home, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Le Beau Bai (10-11) at N Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Apr.
Sam Lord 7-1 (11-8) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden and every chance last, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Cove Mountain (9-9) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl (4) gd.
Urban Warrior 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway after 4th, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 13, 30l behind I'm So Lucky (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.
Huguenot (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, led soon after, kept on gamely from last, won at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf beating Avant Gardiste (11-4) by 2l, 14 ran.
Such A Man (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Soon tailed off and pulled up at the 3rd in race won by Aheadofhistime (10-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Feb, 17 ran.
Mix N Match 33-1 (10-7) Held up, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Quizzene (11-0) at Newbury 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Val du Ciron (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Held up, headway approaching 2 out, weakening when hampered 2 out, 3rd of 5, 25l behind Supreme Duke (11-2) at Sandown 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
