made all, quickened clear 6th, eased from last, impressively
chased leaders, reminders 4th, ridden approaching 7th, stayed on same pace
mid-division, ridden 7th, headway and stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd approaching last
chased leader and not jump well, lost place 4th, soon behind
held up towards rear, ridden 7th, no impression
held up mid-division, headway and chased winner 7th, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
held up last, ridden 7th, no headway from 2 out
mid-division, ridden 5th, lost place 6th, pulled up soon after
prominent, chased winner 4th, mistake 5th and 6th, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
A big chance for Therealbandit to notch a straight hat-trick of wins, with Sovereign's Gift and Keitho the obvious dangers. Penalised for two wins, the last being over course and distance, the Martin Pipe-trained likely favourite will be glad of Jamie Moore's five-pound claim but can win again. Sovereign's Gift came good over this course 18 days ago but that was over a shorter trip and in a weak race. However, she proved earlier at Wincanton that she stayed this trip and might be open to some more improvement. Paul Nicholls' Irish import, Keitho, who is a winning pointer, can bag some place money but looks up against it taking on the favourite. Martin Pipe also runs High Rocker and Lord Of The Track but they look modest on what they have so far achieved so it all points to Therealbandit to land the spoils again.
