held up in rear, pushed along and struggling from 4 out
tracked leaders, ridden and hit 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd and held when blundered last, weakened flat
led, chasing group, pushed along after 4th, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, effort on outside and hung left from 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on to take 3rd near finish, no impression
close up, chased winner from 4 out, tried to close approaching last, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge
in touch, hit 3rd, weakened rapidly approaching 4 out, tailed off
in touch untilt weakened 3 out, mistake next
made all, clear from 3rd, driven along and stayed on strongly flat
chased leaders, ridden after 4th, one pace and no impression when jumped left 3 out and next
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out
Hawadeth deserves to win a race of this nature and he'll be carrying our money here although we give due respect to Mambo, in particular, and Gone Far. The Victor Dartnall-trained selection now races off a mark of 125, the handicapper having reacted quite badly to a couple of good handicap wins in 2002. However, he has since run some good races in defeat and, with his amateur rider taking seven pounds off his back, he has every right to be competitive here. With Chapeltown lacking a recent run, Mambo looks the stronger of the Nicky Henderson runners, and he has been raised just one pound after finishing third when well-backed for a valuable Cheltenham handicap last time. He is quite closely weighted with Gone Far on that form and should go very well once again. Salhood is consistent and has decent form but has been raised six pounds for winning a weakish Newcastle handicap last time, while Brooklyn's Gold took the scalp of Rigmarole at Kempton last February, but now races from an 11lb-higher mark. The others have a little to find overall on what we have so far seen, although they have chances of doing so. For today, then, we'll side with Hawadeth.
