held up in mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, ran on from 2 out, and went 2nd flat
led and set fast pace, ridden and headed bend approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, took closer order approaching 5th, ridden and chased leaders after 3 out, chased winner 2 out, no extra from last
held up towards rear, ridden after 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
tracked leader, ridden 3 out, led bend approaching 2 out, driven clear approaching last, readily
With most of these either out of form or looking exposed this can fall to Irish raider Hartigan, with Arm And A Leg the main danger. The selection has shown better form than his rivals in his native Ireland in the past, and returned after a two-and--half year absence to run well for a long way at Galway last month. Given time to recover, he should now be spot on for this, and with trip and ground to suit he looks the one for us. Chief opposition can come in the form of Arm And A Leg. The gelding is in cracking form, having landed class E contests at both Stratford and Uttoxeter, and he can again go very well from this mark and should be thereabouts. Of the others, Chakra's defeat of Minibule a couple of runs ago was an eyecatcher, but he looked in the grip of the handicapper last time, and the same can be said of the Martin Pipe pair of entries, so we will take Hartigan to score.
