held up in touch, headway 4th, led 7th, ridden out
led to 3rd, mistakes, remained prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before next
held up in touch, headway to lead 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, dropped rear after 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
held up in midfield, headway approaching 3 out, effort and chance before next, weakened approaching last
held up in rear, pushed along and headway approaching 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, onepaced under pressure
held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 6th, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, stayed on to chase winner approaching last, kept on same pace
behind, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
This will not take too much winning, and the answer should lie among the trio of Club Royal, Storm Ahead and Princess Claudia, with the latter given as the selection. The mare has shown more promise than most of these on her three starts to date over timber, and as she was ostensibly a middle-distance to staying sort on the Flat, the longer trip here can pay dividends. Her style of racing, coming from off the pace as she does, should enable the daughter of Kahyasi pick off her rivals. Club Royal ran well last time and Graham Lee rides plenty of winners at Sedgefield, while Storm Ahead was no world beater in Ireland. However, he has run or two decent races since coming over and can make the frame. Best of the rest is likely to be Laundmower, and any moves for Sue Smith's charge should be noted. Princess Claudia should take all the beating though.
