held up, ridden 5th, stayed on
held up mid-division, headway 5th, led after 2 out, jumped right and hit last, ridden out
led and jumped left throughout, mistake 2nd, headed 5th and weakening when blundered 3 out
in touch, ridden to chase leader 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
in rear, slow jump 1st, ridden and headway after 3 out, not reach leaders
mid-division, weakening when mistake 5th, pulled up before 2 out
in touch, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, ridden from 3 out, stayed on, not reach leaders
in touch, reminders 3rd, ridden 5th, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 5th, clear approaching 2 out, headed soon after, weakening when blundered last
held up, never a factor
The short list for this handicap consists of Cottingham, Command Marshal and Look Of Eagles, with the selection being Cottingham. Silverhay has it to prove now from his revised mark, while Cottingham has won three of his nine hurdle races and seems to us to be on a competitive mark so gets a fair shout. Moon Star won twice in April and subsequent efforts see him dropped to just three pounds above the best of those, while Command Marshal is open to a bit of improvement, has shown enough to be considered and is not ruled out of going well. Rustler warmed up for this with a fair Flat run, his first for over 600 days, but he will need to better his hurdling efforts to date if he is to feature today. Better going than for his last two efforts could well show Robert Alner's Karinga Kream in a better light, while Share My Dream is admirably consistent but now has a career-high mark to defy if she is going to score today. Marigolds Way is another lightly-raced improver that could go well, and the market could well guide with regard to her chances, and Look Of Eagles is not ruled based on her Worcester effort when second to Soprano, and she has had just three runs over hurdles. In what is quite an interesting affair of its kind, the selection, once again, is Cottingham.
Silverhay 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division, ridden after 2 out, hit 2 out, one pace, 6th of 11, 7l behind The Grey Man (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Cottingham (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Towards rear, ridden and effort approaching 2f out, kept on same pace from last, 4th of 11, 6l behind The Grey Man (10-9) at N Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Oldrik (GER) 8-13fav (10-10) Prominent, chased winner from 3 out, ridden approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 14, 11l behind Mr Wiseguy (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jul.
Rustler 14-1 (10-2) Held up, headway after 6th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 8, 9l behind Kickahead (10-1) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Command Marshal (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway when jumped right 3rd, chased winner from next, ridden after 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Osprey View (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gf in Jun.
Share My Dream (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Soon tracking leaders, ridden to chase leader after 3 out, left in lead last, headed near finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Dumaran (10-11) at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jul.
Marigolds Way 10-1 (11-12) Held up behind, hit 2nd, headway after 7th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed soon after, kept on, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Mistified (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Jun.
Look of Eagles 6-1 (10-9) Always prominent, led 4th, ridden and headed when jumped left last, one pace, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Soprano (11-2) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in May.
