keen held up in rear, ridden 4f out, never on terms
in touch, headway to track leading pair 6f out, ridden 3f out, no impression
keen tracked leading pair until ridden 6f out, kept on same pace final 3f
led, joined 6f out, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, joined leader 6f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on
Sand Blast has only found one too good in both starts so far at Catterick and Newbury and will be backed to make it third time lucky. But there are a couple who could cause problems for him. Stuart Crawford runners here in bumpers are always worth a market check and the newcomer Breakdown Cover is no exception but we expect a lot better from MOONSHINE RIDGE after she was slowly away at Fakenham in April. The filly wasn't given a hard time and she's a half sister to a middle distance winner on the Flat so should have the pace for this.
Breakdown Cover (IRE) Robin Des Pres gelding out of Lady Malka.
Druids Lodge 14-1 (10-12) Led narrowly 4f, tracked leader, lost place 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 19 1/4l behind Catcher On The Go (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m (6) gd in May.
Handittolewi 40-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, one pace from over 2f out, 5th of 8, 23 3/4l behind Cloudy Dream (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f (6) gd in Oct.
Sand Blast 13-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, driven 4f out, led when hung left 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on when hard pressed for 2nd final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 16, 3 1/4l behind Miss Crick (10-5) at Newbury 1m 4f (6) sft in Feb.
Moonshine Ridge (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Behind, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Mystic Sky (10-12) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gd in Apr.
My Vicky (IRE) Alhaarth filly out of Banusal.
