towards rear, ridden halfway, one pace final 2f
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, effort when not much room over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead entering final furlong, comfortably
led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
missed break, soon with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went lame and pulled up quickly entering final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well to chase winner close home, nearest finish
Plenty of these come here open to any amount of improvement and it will be no surprise to see Major Danger, Farlie and Little Jimbob all get involved near the finish. However, Cottingham caught the eye behind a useful sort of Pat Haslam's last time and the Perugino colt is given the nod here. The Chris Fairhurst team have been finding winners hard to come by of late but their runners have been fairing well in defeat nonetheless. Cottingham fits into this category and a repeat of his Catterick performance could bring to an end a barren spell for his Middleham-based trainer.