tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2 out, weakened last
towards rear, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, no extra approaching last
close up, ridden and weakened quickly 2 out
in touch, ridden and weakened half way, tailed off when pulled up before last
midfield, headway half way, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, soon no chance
pulled hard in rear, headway half way, led on bit, approaching 2 out, clear before last, easily
pulled hard in rear, pushed along approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure between last 2
midfield, reminders 2nd, pushed along half way, no impression
in touch, ridden and effort between last two, onepaced under pressure,
track leaders, led briefly approaching 2 out, weakened flat
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
midfield, ridden after 3rd, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
Quantity rather than quality is the order of the day in the opener. Ferdy Murphy is regularly amongst the winners here and Seasquill is his representative. He ran a reasonable race in similar conditions at Carlisle before blowing up on debut. He has disappointed on better ground since but this race wont take a lot of winning and he is at least open to some improvement. Begsy's Bullet produced a 33/1 shock at the track three weeks ago. Ginger McCain's mare will be dropping back half-a-mile in trip today and on all previous evidence, she may find this trip to be on the sharp side. With doubts a plenty about the others, Mr Micky warrants respect. He is a winner on the surface although he was a tad disappointing at Leicester last time out. Tim Easterby's charge did finish infront of Initative on a recent run at Wetherby but with James Hetherton's horse being a course-and-distance specialist, we'll make him our selection in today's contest. Stormy Beech is the one-to-watch in the market.
