tracked leader until after 3rd, ridden to retake 2nd and bumped 3 out, led approaching next, headed when mistake last, led again flat, stayed on
led, not fluent 4th, ridden 7th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up in touch in last, not fluent 5th, closed after 3 out, went 2nd next, led last, edged left and headed flat, held towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd until bumped 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, one pace when not fluent last
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Bedouin Bay may just need this but George Woolf came back to form when second at Hereford last month, though the softer ground here is a worry. Fontwell winner Dirty Bertie should handle conditions, however, while King Brex is only a pound higher than when winning at Sandown last year, the last occasion he raced at this level. KING MAK pounced late to beat Dippity Doo Dah a short-head over C&D last month and the pair meet on identical terms today. We'll take Kyle James' mount to confirm the form and follow up, though Oniz Tiptoes will be staying on when others have cried enough.
Dirty Bertie (FR) 11-2 (11-5) Prominent, led after 1st, headed 4th, ridden to lead again after 3 out, headed approaching next, rallied to lead again flat, very game, won at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Jun beating Starsky Des Mottes (11-7) by 2l, 13 ran.
King Mak 4-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, good headway to lead 6th, headed after 3 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, in 3rd when mistake and rider lost iron, nearly unseated but used rival horse to stay aboard, ridden and rallied to lead post, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jun beating Dipity Doo Dah (10-12) by shd, 6 ran.
Dipity Doo Dah 5-2 (10-8) Tracked leading pair, blundered and lost place 4 out, soon outpaced in 4th, stayed on to regain 3rd after 2 out, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Pickworth (10-6) at Aintree 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jun.
Oniz Tiptoes (IRE) 3-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along 8th, ridden before 2 out, went 2nd last, upsides and every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Cuban Piece (11-9) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Galley Slave (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Held up, blundered 2nd, bumped next, pushed along after 7th, headway 3 out, weakened after 2 out, went 3rd latter stages, 3rd of 7, 25l behind Scotswell (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Jun.
Bedouin Bay 12-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, challenged after 7th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, weakened before last, 11th of 15, 27l behind Top Smart (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Feb.
Summer Soul (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Soon pushed along in mid-division, reminder and lost place after 8th, soon behind, no danger after, 5th of 11, 38l behind Captain Americo (11-4) at Kelso 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov '10.
George Woolf 16-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Royal Riviera (11-5) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
King Brex (DEN) 25-1 (9-12) In rear, effort 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 8th of 10, well behind Royal Riviera (10-2) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) hvy in Jun.