tracked leader, led 2nd, drew clear from 5th, 12 lengths clear last, unchallenged
chased leaders, reminders 3rd, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
led to 2nd, chased winner, lost place before 5th, soon outpaced, weakened 3 out
held up, mistake and rider lost iron 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, went 3rd flat, no impression with 1st 2
mistake 1st, held up, headway to chase clear and easy winner after 3 out, kept on same pace no impression
raced keenly in touch, went 2nd before 5th, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next
If NORDWIND doesn't land this in good style something would have gone wrong leaving Word of Warning and Musca feeding off the scraps. Evan Williams has trained the selection to three wins from his last four starts which now sees this gelding rated at a very nice 126. He comes here hat-trick hunting and with the form from his penultimate start looking really strong now he should outclass his rivals. Word of Warning has shown a modicum of ability in two starts over timber but is nowhere near the standard of the pick while hurdles debutant Musca is given fair claims on a share of the prize pot on the pick of his flat form. To be honest it seems pointless to waste more time on this race with Nordwind having such obvious claims.
Nordwind (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Held up in touch, smooth headway after 4 out, led approaching 2 out, clear when jumped left last, easily, won at Wetherby 2m cond nov hdl 4yo+ (4) gf in May beating The Kealshore Kid (10-12) by 11l, 9 ran.
Bed Fellow (IRE) 7-1 (7-13) Slowly into stride, rapid headway to chase leader over 6f out and raced wide, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Forbidden (8-13) at Nottingham 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May (flat).
Roman History (IRE) 250-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance between last 2, no extra flat, 4th of 9, 5l behind Magnum Force (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Vice Admiral 66-1 (10-9) Held up, weakened 3 out, 9th of 15, well behind The Ginger Man (10-9) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in May.
Word of Warning 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway and effort approaching 2 out, one pace and no impression approaching last, 5th of 9, 10l behind Magnum Force (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Weetfromthechaff 28-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression, 8th of 14, 32l behind Any Given Day (10-8) at Kelso 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Musca (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Started slowly, always behind, 13th of 14, 30l behind Golden Penny (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May (flat).
