in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always towards rear
soon behind
pushed along mid-division, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
always behind
close up, weakened final furlong
In the claimer, Tyrone Sam is selected ahead of Ten Prophets and Bodden Bay. The booking of Jamie Spencer for Tyrone Sam is taken as a positive one here and the Kevin Ryan-trained gelding can give a good account of himself as he bids to regain the winning thread. On adjusted ratings also you can certainly build the case for him. Based on those adjusted ratings, Soba Jones clearly has to be given a chance but, like the generally consistent Bodden Bay, his wide draw might work against him. Not so with Ten Prophets, who comes out best of all if taking official ratings literally and he should go well if rediscovering his best. Finally, a first-time eye-shield might bring improvement from Danish Blues but, for the selection, we return to Tyrone Sam.
Bodden Bay 12-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Celtic Thunder (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Danish Blues (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (8-13) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 1l behind Mulberry Lad (8-11) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Grafton (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Best Lead (8-3) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) fbs.
Soba Jones 6-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden to lead briefly 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Magic Glade (9-11) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs.
Diktalex (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Always behind, 7th of 8, 19l behind Cerebus (8-8) at Southwell 6f fll hcp (5) fbs.
Mister Incredible 16-1 (8-9) In touch, not much room after 1f out, chased leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs beating Volaticus (9-1) by a shd, 13 ran.
Sundried Tomato 33-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Came Back (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Tyrone Sam 2-1fav (8-13) In rear, ridden 4f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 4l behind Carcinetto (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.