mistake 2nd, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened
prominent until lost place after 5th, soon ridden, kept on one pace from 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 6th, well behind when mistake 3 out
held up, headway approaching 3 out, challenged on inside after next, led last, pushed out, readily
headway approaching 5th, led after 3 out, headed last, not quicken flat
held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching next
in touch, headway 4th, led after 6th, headed after 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching next
held up, headway after 4 out, ridden and one pace approaching 2 out
in touch, lost place after 2nd, no danger after
led, mistake 6th, soon headed, ridden and weakened after next
A tricky finale with a wide range of jockeyship on view but a tentative TEAMtalk vote goes to Lanos. The Tom George-trained gelding has shown a useful level of form in novice events and looks capable of conceding weight to inferior rivals under an experienced pilot. Mutadarra ran out an easy winner at Wincanton last time but that race took little winning and he has gone up 8lb since so may struggle to follow up. Amwell Star is lightly raced over hurdles so there should be more to come and he looked unlucky when badly hampered three out at Fakenham earlier this month so is another to consider in the getting-out stakes.
