soon ridden along in rear, modest 6th after 3 out, no impression, well beaten 2 out, went 5th late on
mid-division, mistake 5th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up after
led 1st, not fluent 2nd, mistake next, headed last, 4th and fading final 100 yards
chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon behind
led until mistake 1st, handy, lost place and mistake 3rd, closed on outside from 5th, weakened from 2 out
held up in rear, not much room 3rd, headway 3 out, not clear run before 2 out or last, switched left and went 2nd flat, pressed winner but always just held
prominent, led last, edged right flat, held on well
held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway 4th, every chance when mistake last, 3rd and held final 75 yards
raced keenly, mid-division on outside, headway before 2nd, disputing lead briefly 3rd, mistake 4th, soon lost place, tailed off
Pateen and LADY BABS finished 1-2 in this last year. The former is now 3lb better off but the latter has shown the better form since and can turn the tables under the talented Fern O’Brien. Awesomedude has a chance making his handicap debut while Little Brother ran well on the Flat at Fairyhouse last month and should be approaching peak fitness again. Astroman may be the pick of the remainder.
Awesomedude 13-8 (11-7) Close 3rd out wide, went 2nd at 5th, pushed along home turn, lost 2nd approaching the last, weakened run-in, 4th of 5, 5 3/4l behind Rafiki (10-9) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Little Brother (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders on inner and 5th from halfway, progress into 3rd from 2f out and soon ridden, every chance inside final furlong, no impression closing stages and dropped to 5th near line, 5th of 17, 1l behind Storm Steps (9-4) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f hcp gd in Jun.
Astroman 3-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, prominent, led 14f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Infiniti (8-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Go Fox 2-1fav (10-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Vin Rouge (10-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Mordred (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Wide and headway to lead over 8f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 2 3/4l behind Red Flyer (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Lady Babs 14-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, not trouble winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Lightning Attack (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Pateen (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Prominent, went third home turn, ridden following 3 out, under pressure before last, stayed on but soon no extra and lost third towards finish, 4th of 7, 5l behind Cremant (10-11) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Henri Le Bon (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led narrowly approaching 3 out, ridden and headed next, weakened between last two, last of 5, 11 1/2l behind Pilgrims King (10-4) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gs in May.
Fast Deal 300-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, chased leaders on outside, led 3rd, soon went clear, headed before 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
