not fluent, held up towards rear, headway 9th, pushed along after 5 out, effort when blundered next, one pace when blundered again last
in touch, mistake 3rd, struggling from halfway, hampered 10th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
in touch, headway 8th, ridden and effort 2 out, one pace under pressure
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened from 9th, soon behind, pulled up before 5 out
towards rear, reminders 8th, behind from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before last
tracked leaders, led 5th, clear after 8th, ridden 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat
held up towards rear, headway when hampered 10th, brief effort after 5 out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along 10th, outpaced from 5 out
led to 5th, mistake next, 3rd when fell 10th
Stone Cold should appreciate this step up in trip and the good to soft conditions. He has drop nicely down the weights and looks primed to win his first race since April of last year povided his jumping holds up. Bit O Magic has been running well of late but does not look particularly good mark. However he goes well at this track and he will appreciate the ground. Clear Dawn has taken to chasing well but is still fairly inexperienced. Despite this, his run at this track last time out was a solid effort and if reproducing that effort he should go close to the selection though he may prefer further. Chevalier Bayard will find this ground more to his liking than he encountered last time out and he looks on a winnable mark here. Yankie Lord loves it around this track and has won better races than this in the past. He looks well handicapped but his recent form is not special and he may again struggle here. No Kidding is another who generally runs well here and he dug deep to win here last time out. However he is an in and out performer who may be best watched here with his jockey booking not looking optimistic.
