held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
in touch, pushed along and lost place 4f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and no extra close home
held up towards rear, steady headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead close home
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and effort 3f out, no extra final furlong
towards rear, some headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, lost place 7f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, dn and effort 3f out, one pace
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
towards rear, never dangerous
Quite a few of these have been busy over timber during the winter and come here after hard campaigns. Activist, Roveretto, Ashnaya and You're Special fall into this category but Ledgendry Line still appears relatively fresh and would not be without a chance. The clear exception to the rule is the remarkable Fatehalkhir who won the Durham National this winter but is versatile enough to have gone close on the level at York last week. He should again run a genuine race but might have to give best to the specialist flat horses. Gracilis had a great time last term but has shot up the handicap as a result and may also need the run. Litzinsky is a sporting choice after his good run at Doncaster a couple of months ago. Any rain will certainly help the cause and Litzinsky should go close.