in rear, ridden briefly after 1st, not fluent 3rd, headway 3 out, led before next, headed before last, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner
held up, headway after 4th, not fluent 3 out, led before last, comfortably
tracked leaders, jumped right, led 3rd, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
prominent, bumped 3 out, soon led, headed before 2 out, weakened well before last
mid-division, headway 3 out, lost place 2 out
held up in touuch, headway when mistake 2 out, no impression on leaders soon after, went 3rd last, stayed on same pace
led, headed 3rd, not fluent 4th, weakened after 2 out
mid-division, took keen hold, mistake 4th, no impression after 3 out
held up in rear, ridden after 4th, behind next
held up in touch, not fluent 5th, effort 3 out, no impression on leaders after 2 out, 4th and one pace before last
Shrewd is likely to be popular in view of connections but the jury is out at present and we'll let him run for now. BOB'S LEGEND appeals as a far more solid option as he's done nothing but improve since landing a seller here in March for his talented handler. He goes really well under quick conditions and was beaten less than two lengths at Market Rasen last month in a similar contest. A strong effort is anticipated off an unchanged mark. Focail Maith continues to perform with credit and although the assessor has put him up 1lb for his latest typically solid effort in a fair handicap, it's hard to imagine him not putting in his usual competitive performance, assisted by the 3lb claim of the improving Trevor Whelan.
Focail Maith 3-1fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, outpaced before 2 out, kept on to chase winner run-in, no impression, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Don Padeja (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Uriah Heep (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 2nd, led 4th, blundered 4 out, headed 2 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before last, 7th of 15, 13l behind Purple 'n Gold (11-1) at Kempton 2m Am hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Tangolan (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, well behind Don Padeja (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Shrewd 10-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, hit 2 out, soon outpaced, no impression before last, 5th of 13, 16l behind Vyta Du Roc (11-5) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd in Jun.
Bob's Legend (IRE) 3-1fav (10-11) Held up in touch, led before 2 out, headed last, no extra and lost 2nd place close home, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Bowie (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Jun.
Marju's Quest (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division and keen, headway before 3 out, chased winner 2 out until no extra run-in, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Don Padeja (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Hanga Roa (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, well behind Street Entertainer (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Tenby Jewel (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Mistake and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Honour System (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Jun, 8 ran.
Man In Black (FR) 20-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, led 5th, soon headed, lost place before 2 out, last of 8, 22l behind Vesperal Dream (11-5) at Aintree 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Osorios Trial 12-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 9, 38l behind Don Padeja (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
