held up, headway 7f out, chased leader 3f out, edged left and led 2f out, ran on comfortable
held up, headway over 8f out, hampered over 4f out, not recover
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
towards rear and wide, headway over 7f out, weakening and edged left over 4f out, hampered
chased leaders, hampered over 4f out, not recover
led, headed over 6f out, weakening when hampered over 4f out
chased leaders, ridden to join leader over 6f out, driven over 3f out, weakened 2f out
soon towards rear, kept on, never dangerous
tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
close up, lost place over 6f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
The return to the Flat can help Benbyas regain his confidence and he is selected in preference to Come What July, who has it all to do from top weight, while Perfect Balance has gone well here in his last two starts and can go close to making it third time lucky if he continues to take to the surface. Brother Cadfael, on the other hand, has a fair bit more to do at this level and, despite his recent profile, he looks opposable from 5lb out of the handicap. Stravmour also has a little to prove on these terms and is for the brave only, while Freddie Freccles has form that ties in with the last mentioned and is another to be wary of for win only purposes. Therefore, we stick with Benbyas, who can be a very tough nut to crack when he is on song and, with no obstacles standing in his way, he is expected to be a different proposition this afternoon.
