held up in touch, went 2nd 5th, led 3 out, edged slightly right approaching 2 out, clear last, stayed on
led, jumped right 2nd, headed and not fluent 3 out, one pace approaching last
prominent, reminders 5th, weakened approaching next, tailed off
prominent until weakened approaching 5th, tailed off
held up, headway after 4th, weakened approaching 6th, tailed off
took keen hold and prominent, pecked 1st, behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted after 6th
always behind, tailed off
ridden after 4th, always behind, tailed off from 6th
prominent, pecked 2nd, weakened 6th, tailed off
chased leader to 5th, ridden after next, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off
jumped slowly 2nd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, headway after 4th, one pace approaching 2 out
not fluent 4th, always behind, tailed off
Rustic Charm stands out here, with Mabel Riley, Lightning Fork and Garw Valley nominated as the main dangers. With Tony McCoy booked to ride, Rustic Charm will be a popular choice to follow up her Cartmel victory in similar company 11 days ago. Connections have already pointed out that she is no better than plating class, so it is interesting that they went up to 8,500gns to retain her. They should therefore be very hopeful that they will get some of that back here, as she does not have a great deal to beat. Mabel Riley failed to settle on her hurdles debut at Fakenham but still finished third and should win a seller this summer if not today, while Lightning Fork has plenty to learn but was an encouraging fourth in a non-seller at Worcester on her racecourse introduction 12 days ago. Garw Valley in contrast has plenty of experience but has an absence to overcome so is passed over. All in all, Rustic Charm should take the beating despite a penalty.