held up in rear, headway 8th, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
with leader, led 8th to 10th, led again approaching 3 out, hard pressed from next, driven out
held up in touch, headway 8th, led 10th, headed approaching 3 out, mistake, hit next, challenged flat, no extra towards finish
in touch, mistake 4th, dropped rear 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
led to 8th, remained prominent, every chance 4 out, weakened before next
held up in rear, headway 8th, tracking leaders 4 out, effort approaching 2 out, chance last, one paced flat
Keen to the Last, Zaffamore and Deep Water are all shortlist material here, and we will take a chance on the latter. The selection will have no problems with the trip or ground, and if he reproduces his best form from last season, he could go well. Keen to the Last looks like the main danger and this Sue Smith-trained gelding is in great heart at present and ran well when a close second behind Stone Cold at Carlisle last month. He is sure to be in the shake-up once again and will give our selection plenty to think about. Zaffamore is returning from a break but showed enough last season to make him competitive, but he may just need this, his first run of the season. Of the rest, Mac Hine is from a top yard and is respected, but Deep Water could represent a bit of value and gets the vote.
