tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure from next, no impression
held up, struggling 9th, behind when pulled up after 4 out
held up, headway 3 out, when 3rd next, ridden and weakened
in touch, when 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden next, kept on no impression
held up in touch, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on until last, no impression
led, reminded 4th, headed 6th, remained with winner, ridden 4 out, soon outpaced, stayed on from last, no impression
tracked leader, led 6, made most after, stayed on well until 3 out
Despite carrying top weight against handicappers the novice Seafield Bogie really has caught the eye just lately and he is taken to complete a hat-trick at the main expense of Honest Endeavour and Assumetheposition. The selection has really enjoyed the recent dry spell and rattled up back to back wins over this sort of trip at Towcester on his last two starts. He jumps well and won by the proverbial country mile last time and he looks up to taking this small field affair. Honest Endeavour put up a brave performance to get up and win over shorter than this at Hexham last time but on this faster ground he does not look a backable position. Assumetheposition may be the biggest threat to the selection. A course and distance winner, he has never scored on faster than good ground so he wouldn't want it getting too quick but he has a nice racing weight and we can see him running a big race. Of the others, Show Me The River would have a good chance if back to his best, but is out of sorts at present and the confident choice here is Seafield Bogie.
Seafield Bogie (IRE) 2-1fav (11-12) Tracked leading pair until went 2nd 3 out, led going well before 2 out, drew clear between last 2, pushed out flat, readily, won at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf beating Thedublinpublican (11-6) by 28l, 5 ran.
Show Me The River 9-2 (10-0) Held up, lost place 5th, hit 7th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Calatagan (11-8) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
Tom Fruit 7-2 (10-6) Held up, headway 10th, chased winner 4 out, soon no impression, 3rd of 7, 27l behind Loulou Nivernais (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Mar.
Osako D'airy (FR) 2-1 (11-0) Held up and raced wide, headway 5th, chased winner 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 11, 27l behind Astarador (11-0) at Wetherby 2m nov hdl (3) sft in Oct.
Dalriath 13-2 (10-12) Led chasing group, chased winner 11th, ridden and mistake 3 out, challenged and every chance last, driven and stayed on, 2nd of 6, hd behind Day Du Roy (10-8) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Assumetheposition (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Made all and raced keen, ridden out, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Mar beating Highland Chief (10-13) by 7l, 7 ran.
Honest Endeavour 9-2fav (10-5) With leader, led 3rd, headed approaching last, stayed on to lead again flat, kept on, won at Hexham 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft beating Cloudmor (11-9) by 2l, 11 ran.
