prominent, headway, and went 2nd at the 8th, ridden 4 out, close 2nd when left in lead last, pushed out
with leader, ridden approaching 8th, weakened 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
led, ridden clear after 3 out, jumped right 2 out, one length up when fell last
always towards rear, behind when pulled up before last, dismounted
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden 4 out, stayed on one paced from 2 out
held up last and pulled hard, headway 5th, ridden after 3 out, hit 2 out, weakened approaching last
Idaho d'Ox and Island Sound look to have this between them, with Clarendon best of the rest. In truth, the three should have it between them and the Martin Pipe-trained selection who has won his last two races, ought to win again. That said, Island Sound will be no pushover and the Stratford winner also comes from the in-form David Elsworth stable. Clarendon is getting weight from the top two but is making his chasing debut so it all points to Idaho d'Ox and another winner for Martin Pipe.