held up in rear, outpaced and ridden 9th, headway 5 out, led approaching 3 out, left clear, kept on well
with leaders, blunderd 9th, led 11th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace flat
led 8th, headed 11th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied approaching last, no chance with winner
held up in touch, headway 9th, 2nd and every chance when fell 3 out
reluctant to race, behind when unseated rider 8th
in touch, headway 11th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next
pushed along 8th, slowly jump next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
with leaders, lost place after 10th, weakened from next, pulled after 3 out
made most until headed 8th, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
in touch, not fluent 6th, headway when jumped slowly 11th, ridden and weakened from 3 out
Skycab has been done no favours by the raising of the weights, but he is a big horse, who should have no trouble lumping top weight around. The winner of this race back in 2000, he is actually 1lb lower this year and with no worries about the ground, he looks the one to beat. Trouble Ahead is gradually slipping down the handicap and is now 5lbs lower than when last successful. Richard Guest had two in this at the five day stage, but relies on Xaipete. Although 11 now, he is still capable when the mood takes him, but he may find this a shade more competitive than he cares for. Harik is in the form of his life and while he will love the ground, he looks to have plenty on off a career high mark. Souer Fontenail may find these a bit too classy for her, while there is a suspicion that Arctic Challenge may be better going the other way around, while Damushas yet to prove he stays this far.
