held up mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden and effort over 4f out, no impression 2f out
held up towards rear, headway halfway, ridden 5f out, soon outpaced
mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 5f out
held up in rear, headway halfway, ridden to lead briefly over 2f out, one pace under pressure
held up in rear, headway 6f out, led over 2f out, ran on well
held up towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up mid-division, headway 6f out,m ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace
soon in touch, headway to go close up 7f out, ridden and weakened over 5f out
in touch, headway halfway, led 6f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen early, in touch, ridden and weakened over 4f out
pulled hard in touch, weakened quickly halfway, soon tailed off (wore cheek pieces)
tracked leaders, led halfway, headed 6f out, weakened 4f out
towards rear, pushed along 6f out, soon beaten
Little form to go on and, as ever in this type of event, the market should provide further clues. Lennie Lungo is doubly represented with the newcomers Hetland Hill and Itsdedfast and both make appeal on breeding while Tim Easterby's debutant Barton Hill is another to consider. Ocean Dancer showed some promise on his debut at Market Rasen earlier in the month but the TEAMtalk vote goes to Minster Bay. Wilf Storey's charge had several of today's rivals behind when finishing a respectable second over the course and distance recently and sets a fair standard for the remainder to aim at with further improvement to come.
