held up, pushed along 5th, some headway after 3 out, never near leaders
held up, ridden 5th, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off
mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd going well after 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon no impression on winner
held up in touch, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
made all, ridden after 3 out, stayed on well
held up in touch, ridden 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 5th, soon struggling
prominent, ridden after 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
held up and took keen hold, headway 5th, pushed along next, weakened approaching 3 out
held up, ridden and effort after 6th, weakened 3 out
held up, pushed along approaching 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
chased winner until 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
in touch, outpaced after 5th, stayed on approaching 2 out, never dangerous
Travel looks the one to beat here with Arm And A Leg, Devil's Teardrop and Salinas rated as his main rivals. The selection has won two of his last four races and, despite a rise 20lbs during that run, this course winner is lightly raced and still seems to be on the up. Arm And A Leg has a similar profile and, with a very good rider booked, has to be granted all due consideration. Lightly raced over hurdles, Devil's Teardrop has shown enough to suggest he has better to come, while German import Salinas showed enough last season to suggest that he should be capable of wining this time around. Watch the betting with regard to a number of the others, including the enigmatic Claude Greengrass but, for us the vote goes to Travel.
