in touch, pushed along 5th, under pressure and weakened well before 2 out
held up, headway to chase leader 3 out, chased winner well before 2 out, soon no impression, lost 2nd, weakened before last
tracked leaders, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd before last, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 2 out, soon ridden and stayed on one pace
jumped right, led to approaching 3 out, weakened quickly, well behind when jumped badly right last 2
slow at several flights, always behind, ridden and struggling 3 out
raced wide, keen hold early, led on outside well before 2 out, soon in command, came clear and eased run-in
tended to jump left, tracked leader, challenged 4th, led approaching 3 out, headed well before next, weakened and mistake last
Westmeath Flyer gets the call here ahead of Idiome and Marrel. Chicago Bulls lacks a recent run but Kilgowan looked on the upgrade when scoring at Leicester time and a six-pounds ratings rise does not look too bad so he gets a reasonable shout. Westmeath Flyer is back to a winning mark and, having proven himself on this going, might just get into the argument. Rift Valley has been beaten twice since being revised so has it to prove now, while Idiome is generally consistent and holds claims of running well, particularly given that he is six pound better off for five-and-a-quarter lengths based on recent Ludlow form with Kilgowan. New Entic hasn't shown form for a while now but a market move would be interesting and Marrel bounced back to winning ways last time and an eight-pounds ratings rise still suggests he is competitive based on his 2004 form, although all of his wins have come on good to soft or quicker going. Once again, we will nominate Westmeath Flyer as the selection.
Chicago Bulls (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Raced in mid-division, ridden and weakened before last, 7th of 14, 30l behind Korelo (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (B) gd in Jan '05.
Kilgowan (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Held up, headway 6th, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd beating Heir To Be (11-8) by 2l, 11 ran.
Youlbesolucky (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Chased leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 10th of 14, 39l behind Temoin (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl (3) gd.
Westmeath Flyer 66-1 (11-2) Held up, headway to lead 9th, headed 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 12, 31l behind Alright Now M'Lad (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs.
Rift Valley (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Chased leader, ridden approaching 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 11, 31l behind Gods Token (11-9) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs.
Idiome (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Held up, headway 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon one pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Kilgowan (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
New Entic (FR) 33-1 (11-9) Held up, badly hampered 5th, ridden after 3 out, kept on flat, 5th of 11, 12l behind Albarino (11-0) at Sandown 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gs in Dec.
Marrel 16-1 (11-12) Prominent, led after 5th, ridden after 3 out, jumped left, hit last, all out flat, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs beating El Corredor (9-12) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
