keen, held up in last place, ridden, headway 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced, not look resolute from over 1f out
soon led, ridden, joined 2f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden halfway, every chance from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, joined leader on bit 2f out, shaken up to lead final 100 yards, ridden out
A difficult race to call where distance winner Wotashirtful and Indian Trail look more than capable, but it is the course and distance form of SWINBROOK that we side. The eight-year-old was a course and distance winner last time, he travelled like a dream under a patient ride and looks capable of repeating that success. Form shows that the gelding traditionally does very well here. James Boyle¿s yard are in some good form of late and Wotashirtful is another who has preference for the course though he has yet to record a victory here. He poses a big threat to the selection though and proved his worth at Lingfield two starts ago where he was a winner. Indian Trail who has not won for just under two years returns from five months off the track. The gelding has dropped 18lbs since he last win and looks capable of returning to some good form. He will appreciate the run out here and on this ground can fare well. The market should hold the clues to the rest so is best watched but for our winner we return to Swinbrook.
Indian Trail 33-1 (8-4) Towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, 8th of 20, 3l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-6) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Orpen Wide (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind Mr Macattack (8-4) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Wotashirtfull (IRE) 3-1 (8-6) Led, came centre over 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Nightjar (9-3) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs.
Regal Royale 9-2 (8-5) Not travelling and soon driven along in rear, ran on final furlong to press for moderate 3rd near finish, 4th of 6, 11l behind Haajes (9-0) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Oct.
Swinbrook (USA) 11-2 (8-12) Held up in last place, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, driven out, won at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs beating Don Pele (9-0) by a nk, 5 ran.