led, ran wide and headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure flat, held towards finish
tracked leader, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace under pressure from next
held up, mistake 8th, headway next, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, no chance when mistake last, soon eased
held up, driven along 10th, ridden 3 out, stayed on to lead approaching next, held on under pressure towards finish
in touch, headway to chase leader when blundered and unseated rider 10th
behind, reminders and outpaced 7th, kept on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms
Native Eire can come out on top in a competitive affair, with Scotmail Lad and Joe Di Capo others in with a shout. Native Eire, who looks a likely prospect, clocked up two back-to-back wins over the winter, and was then given a break. He can be excused for pulling up on his racecourse reappearance, and proved that when stripping fitter to be a close second behind Shelin Hill at Fakenham recently. On that evidence he will go very close to winning today. Scotmail Lad will be certain to have his supporters as he always tries his heart out, but has failed to enter the winner's enclosure since scoring here last November over two miles. George Moore has put a claimer up to take seven pounds off his contender's back which will help, but we feel that place prospects once again will be his limit. Joe Di Capo has a nice racing weight and although still a novice over fences, his run at Hexham last time out suggests that it will not be too long before he breaks his duck. However, Native Eire has improvement to come and is the selection.
