led 1st, headed next, led again 3rd, headed after 8th, weakening when mistake 17th, fell last
held up in rear, jumped slowly 11th, steady headway 6 out, ridden and one pace 4 out,
held up, not fluent 10th, headway 13th, ridden 4 out, ran on well flat
held up in rear, ridden 11th, jumped slowly 13th, soon lost touch
with leader, led 2nd, headed next, led again 9th, weakening when mistake 13th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
not fluent 4th, ridden 12th, weakened next
joined leader 12th, led next, clear 14th, disputed lead 2 out, ran on well flat
held up in touch, tracked winner from 14th, jdn winner 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up in rear, went prominent 6th, reminders 9th, blundered badly 12th, mistake 15th, soon beaten
Southerndown, who is lightly raced over fences, is a thorough stayer and will appreciate every yard of this trip. He is not one to trust the mortgage with but in a relatively soft race he looks to be the safest option. He had Laazim Afooz, Spanish Archer, Santella Boy and Primero all well behind on his latest start at Worcester and there is every reason to believe he can confirm the form here. Laazim Afooz has some reasonable form to his credit but has yet to prove he genuinely stays this sort of trip and would not be the ideal choice if this turned into a slog. Primero would have an excellent chance on his best form, including when mastering Daringly at Fontwell last year, but has looked badly out of form on his last two runs after falling at Fontwell in May.