tracked leader, ridden and every chance 7th, weakened after next
led, blundered 3rd, headed soon after 3 out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, hit next, staying on when hit last, kept on to go 4th
held up headway 3 out, ridden to go 3rd and hit 2 out, one pace flat
raced wide, in touch 2nd, lost place 4th
keen in touch, ridden to lead and joined 2 out, headed next, kept on one pace
held up in touch, progress to track leaders after 3 out, joined leader next, led last, ridden and edged left
tracked leaders, led soon after 3 out, headed next, weakened flat
always in rear
in rear, headway on outer approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
RED ONION is given the vote here ahead of the in-form Ban Uisce and Amir Pasha. Richard Fahey's gelding ran a fair race at Huntingdon last month, finishing fourth to Zen Factor. He shaped then as if a return to this trip should be within his range (needs to settle better however), and with this better ground likely to help him get home he should run well. Tide Slider looks a tad high in the weights but is not dismissed after a three month break, Accumulate has been off the track since winning at Ascot in June 2007, whilst Amir Pasha is more interesting with the visor back on and a return to a less testing track. Ban Uisce seems to have relished soft ground recently, but if he is as effective on this better ground then he could defy this new mark despite being 15lb higher than when first winning. Muntami is a course and distance winner and looks fairly handicapped, whilst Boing Boing should strip fitter for a recent Catterick spin. An open race, but preference is for Red Onion.
Tide Slider 7-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders, reminder 6th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened from next, 4th of 7, 33l behind Deep Reflection (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Boing Boing (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Led, headed 6th, soon weakened, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind Hassadin (10-7) at Catterick 2m 3f sell (5) gs in Feb.
Red Onion 6-1 (11-9) Hit 1st, chased winner until 2nd, remained prominent, chased winner again 5th until after 3 out, weakened 2 out, not fluent last, 4th of 11, 11l behind Zen Factor (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Ban Uisce (IRE) 11-4fav (11-2) Chased leaders, led 6th, joined 3 out, going best 2 out, left with advantage last, kept on flat, won at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb beating Posh Emily (11-11) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran.
Accumulate 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, not much room and headway 3rd, led and jumped right last, ran on, won at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Jun '07 beating Hawridge King (11-5) by 1 1/4l, 15 ran.
Amir Pasha (UAE) 18-1 (11-1) In touch, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 18, 30l behind Vecchio Senso (10-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
Muntami (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 13th of 17, well behind Share Option (10-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Adjami (IRE) 80-1 (10-3) Held up toward rear, weakened from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Share Option (10-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb, 17 ran.
Patrixtoo (FR) 12-1 (11-6) Reluctant to line up, very slowly away, behind, ridden and struggling 7th, last of 9, 29l behind Bauhaus (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May '07.
Mad Professor (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Towards rear on outside, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Ballymorn (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan, 10 ran.
