held up, ridden over 4f out, stayed on final 2f
prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, every chance over 4f out, weakened 3f out
chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
in rear, struggling from over 4f out
led, headed over 6f out, soon weakened, pulled up 2f out, talied off
held up towards rear, effort over 4f out, never dangerous
held up and keen, headway to go prominent over 5f out, ridden 3f out, no extra
held up, effort 3f out, soon outpaced
always close up, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure
held up in mid-division, weakened over 3f out
always behind, struggling halfway, tailed off
In the bumper, we will take a chance on Coe, with the others to have made the short list being Kealshore Boy and Duke Of Malfi. From a stable that has done well in these types of races over the years, Len Lungo's Banoge should be given some thought, while Celtic Gladiator's two runs to date have not been devoid of promise. Coe's Haydock debut also displayed some promise, while Duke Of Malfi's Ayr second last time has since been boosted by the win of the third-placed horse that day, so he looks set to go well. Having run green on his debut but still having won, Kealshore Boy, whose trainer thinks quite a bit of, looks open to further improvement, while Star Player was only narrrowly beaten on his racecourse debut and is entitled to consideration. Finally, Supreme Builder showed some promise on his debut in a Punchestown bumper and the Ferdy Murphy-trained gelding should be watched out for in the betting, and The Snurglar also hinted at ability first-time up, although he was beaten quite some way. It is hard to be dogmatic in naming the winner but, for the selection, we will stick with Coe.
Banoge (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Prove It.
Celtic Gladiator 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 19, 24l behind Freddie The Third (10-7) at Warwick 2m nhf (6) hvy in Jan.
Coe (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Mid-division, outpaced 6f out, kept on from 3f out, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 17l behind Smart Tom (11-0) at Haydock 1m 5f nhf (6) hvy in Dec.
Of Course (FR) 7-2 (11-1) Towards rear, headway under pressure over 4f out, no impression, 5th of 11, 14l behind Kealshore Boy (10-7) at Kelso 2m mdn nhf (6) sft in Jan.
Solway Bay 66-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 40l behind Border Fox (10-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f nhf (6) gs.
Springwell Beau 33-1 (10-6) Chased leaders to halfway, tailed off 6f out, behind pulled up in race won by Barton Belle (10-11) at Southwell 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Jun, 12 ran.
Star Player (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up, headway to challenge 3f out, ran green and outpaced over 1f out, ridden, stayed on well final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, nk behind Breakwater House (11-4) at Newcastle 2m nhf (6) sft in Jan.
Supreme Builder 33-1 (11-13) Towards rear, kept on from 3f out, 7th of 18, 9l behind Leading Run (12-0) at Punchestown 2m nhf Grd 1 (1) gd in Apr.
The Snurglar (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 18l behind Theatrical Moment (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m nhf (6) gs in Jan.
Kealshore Boy 4-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 5f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at Kelso 2m mdn nhf (6) sft in Jan beating Mey Clouds (11-4) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Duke of Malfi 28-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Beauty One (10-12) at Ayr 1m 6f nhf (6) sft in Nov.
Watts Way 66-1 (10-7) Chased leaders until weakened 4f out, 9th of 13, well behind Steady Tiger (11-4) at Kelso 2m mdn nhf (6) sft in Jan.
