held up, steady headway and hit 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened when mistake 2 out
always struggling in rear, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, headway 5th, ridden to go 2nd 2 out, weakened last
tracked leaders, ridden 8th, weakened 3 out, soon eased and pulled up before next
prominent, led on bit after 3 out, pushed clear 2 out, eased flat
in touch, headway approaching 7th, ridden 3 out, kept on to go 2nd at last, no chance with winner
towards rear, reminders 4th, ridden after 6th, weakened next, soon tailed off
led, ridden and headed after 9th, weakened approaching last
Tory Boy had Maragun behind when scoring at Stratford on soft ground at Stratford last month and has since shown himself to be in good heart by finishing runner-up on his latest start over this course and distance. However, on this faster surface he may struggle to confirm the form with martin Pipe's charge who is 2lb better off for a beating of two and a half lengths. Welsh Border is improving and is on to the hat-trick after novice wins but will find this tougher against more experienced opposition.
