led, headed 3 out, ridden approaching next, left clear after last, easily
headway 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, 3rd when hampered last, no impression
in touch until ridden and weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
blundered 5th, weakened from 2 out
always towards rear, no impression from 3 out
ridden and weakened from 3 out
held up, headway 3 out, left 3rd flat, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
always behind
tracked leaders, led 3 out, seven lengths clear when fell last
chased leaders after 3rd, ridden and weakened from 3 out
These events are not the best of betting mediums but TEAMtalk reckon that despite topweight, The Nomad will take all the beating. Partnered by the useful Gino Carenza, Mick Easterby's charge, a winner at Aintree two years ago, has been sent novice chasing and looked the part at Newcastle three weeks ago, suggesting that he is the sort to set up a sequence. The drawback is that he is back over hurdles and dropped back in trip, but with the opposition amounting to nothing special, The Nomad should prevail before going back over the bigger obstacles. Martin Pipe's runner, Irish Distinction, was making his debut over timber when coming to grief in the race win by Orangerie at Cheltenham, and this fairly useful Flat performer can go well providing his confidence has not taken a knock. Valeureux has an absence to overcome, as does Domenico, so each-way backers might want to take a look at Promising. Trained locally by Michael Chapman, this maiden on the level made Maousse Honor pull out all the stops at Stratford last time, and although no world beater, seems game enough, and receiving weight all round, can make the frame.
