held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and not much room approaching 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
This is a very weak affair and a chance is taken with Loop The Loup, Sun Hill and Late Arrival may give him something to think about. Keith Reveley's nine-year-old was never competitive on his return to the flat at Catterick last month. His only other outing this year came in a class B hurdle at Cheltenham where he was well beaten. However he was running off a mark of 126, an indication of his past ability. He has been rated as high as 87 in the past and if he can get withing 20 pounds of that he should beat these rivals. The pick of Sun Hill's recent form was a second to Malarkey off a mark of 63. He has disappointed in two races since but if on a going day he should be involved in the finish. Late Arrival does at least have winning form, although it was in a weak seller. This however is not much better and he should make his presence felt. So not a race to risk too much of your hard earned, but Loop de Loup is our sporting selection.
Loop The Loup 16-1 (9-9) Mid-division, outpaced over 5f out, 12th of 14, 46l behind Gold Guest (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f clm (6) gs in May.
Sun Hill 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, not clear run and lost place over 3f out, soon outpaced, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Come What July (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol.
Dark Shadows 14-1 (8-7) In touch to halfway, weakened 4f out, 13th of 14, 28l behind Geri Roulette (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (F) gs in Jun '03.
Late Arrival 8-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Catterick 1m 6f sll (6) frm in May beating Cadeaux Rouge (8-4) by 2l, 6 ran.
Sonoma (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 7, 14l behind Indian Chase (8-8) at Southwell 2m stk (7) fbs in May.
Starmix 66-1 (9-1) Always behind, 15th of 16, 20l behind Ballyhurry (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr.