held up, headway 5f out, slightly hampered over 4f out, soon ridden, led over 3f out, clear over 1f out, eased close home
mid-division, headway 5f out, in touch when unseated rider over 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden & weakened 7f out, soon tailed off
mid-division, headway under pressure 6f out, hard ridden when slightly hampered by loose horse over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one-paced
behind, always pushed along, never dangerous
behind, ridden halfway, never near
keen held, mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
took keen hold, prominent, ridden & lost place over 4f out
led, headed 7f out, soon under pressure, behind final 4f
Battle Warning Easy winner here last time over shorter trip, but penalised 8lbs for that. Not certain to stay on evidence of only attempt at this trip so far, but if he does he has to be considered.
Time Can Tell Fairly consistent but very onepaced and place prospect at best.
Penalta Can be forgiven latest effort, as he lost a lot of ground at the start. Good chance on previous form, although his best efforts have come at Wolverhampton.
Pertemps Mission Placed over hurdles recently and fairly decent form on all-weather before that, so not one to rule out totally, though tends to find one or two too good.
Leggy Lady Improved form of late, and good winner at Wolverhampton last time. 5lbs penalty not unduly harsh and a repeat performance would probably be good enough here.
Aveiro (IRE) Much improved performance when second at Lingfield recently but well beaten on only attempt at this trip and might find this hard going.
Jellybeen (IRE) Beaten ten lengths behind Punishment last time out and overall form offers little encouragement here.
Drowned In Bubbly Little chance on last year's form and has been off for a while so likely to need this anyway.
Charlie's Quest Lightly raced but little form to speak of and hard to fancy on handicap debut.
Strip Search Very modest plater both on the flat and over hurdles.
Cresset Well treated on best form but recent efforts have been very lacklustre and best watched here.
Action Jackson Doubtful stayer and faces a stiff task from out of the weights.