made most to 6th, ridden approaching 8th, rallied approaching last, kept on to chase winner close home
towards rear, pushed along 6th, headway under pressure approaching 2 out, stayed on to chase winner, no extra towards finish
towards rear, pushed along 8th, brief effort 2 out, no extra flat
held up towards rear, headway 8th, effort 2 out, no extra flat
in touch, ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 8th
in touch, led 6th, mistake and headed 8th, soon ridden and weakened
held up in mid-division, headway 8th, led 2 out, soon clear, ridden out
raced wide, held up in midfield, headway and close up 6th, ridden next, soon weakened
midfield, headway to lead 8th, headed 2 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up after last (finished lame)
mid-division, brief effort ater 8th, soon weakened
towards rear, struggling 6th, tailed off when pulled up before next
tracked leader, led 4th to 5th, ridden 8th, weakened between last 2
Some moderate performers on view and this doesn't look a race to get too heavily involved in but Real Fire has plenty going for him and gets a tentative vote. The son of Astronef showed a return to form when runner-up in a similar event over an inadequate two miles at Newcastle late last month. Well treated on last year's form and sure to appreciate both the trip and the quicker surface, the nine-year-old should give run well at a fair price. Blue Irish has been struggling in better company this term and ran particularly poorly last time so can't be backed with confidence to break a losing sequence that stretches back to 1998. Deneises Blossom returns to hurdling after some modest efforts over fences but has claims on the pick of her form over timber while Jonaem is a course and distance winner and can't be ignored in a weak affair despite some indifferent form of late.
