held up and behind, headway 3 out, ridden next, stayed on strongly between last 2, nearest finish
tracked leaders, effort and chance 3 out, ridden and weakened before next
held up in rear, headway 4 out, led 2 out, ran on well
tracked leaders, effort and chance 3 out, weakened before next
midfield, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened after 8th
tracked leaders, struggling halfway, weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, headway under pressure 4 out, effort next, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, headway halfway, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
towards rear, struggling 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, headway to lead approaching 3 out, mistake and headed next, one pace under pressure
held up towards rear, headway and in touch 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
led, headed approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
in touch to halfway, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway and in touch 7th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
With the stylish Christian Williams in the saddle, Great Crusader should take all the beating here. Although he did not beat much at Folkestone last time, he responded to a sypathetic ride from Leighton Aspell to stay on strongly over the three and a half miles. The drop back in trip is not seen as a problem, and he should be capable of following up at the expense of Red Lion. Nicky Henderson's six-year-old has ability but made too many mistakes at Plumpton on his handicap bow last time to expect him to beat the selection, but he is getting the hang of things and looks booked for a place. Nothing else really stands out although Dramatic Quest comes from an in-form stable and has a decent pilot on board, so will also be fancied to make the frame.
