tracked leadesr, lost place 5th, blundered next, outpaced 3 out, headway into 2nd next, ridden and kept on under pressure towards stands side rail flat, held towards finish
with leader, driven and outpaced after 3 out, stayed on to lead approaching next, ridden flat, held on towards finish
chased leaders to 4th, towards rear, outpaced 6th, headway 3 out, effort to chase leading pair before next, soon ridden, one pace last, no impression flat
tracked leaders, hampered and almost unseated rider 6th, soon lost place, weakened from 2 out
tracked leaders, driven after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms
behind, driven 6th, never near leaders
held up in touch on inside, driven after 3 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, blundered and went left 6th, lost place 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, driven 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression in 4th flat
made most, driven 2 lengths clear after 3 out, headed approaching next, weakened last
There are one or two promising sorts in this. Brinestine has been keeping decent company since winning over course and distance in November. Lac Sacre showed himself to be better than a plater when winning at Ffos Las while Hint Of Mint beat some useful novices here last time and has also scored at Leicester this season. Moujik Borget is only a pound higher than when winning at Haydock on his reappearance, but hasn't reproduced that effort since. Ourmanmassini struggles to get his head in front so we'll take PURPLE BAY to defy top weight. John Ferguson's five-year-old has a touch of class and has been waiting for better ground- his turn of foot could be decisive around here.
Purple Bay (IRE) 3-1fav (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, led run-in, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Makari (11-0) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in Dec.
Hint Of Mint 3-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, led 2 out, hard ridden when idled and flashed tail after last, kept on, won at Taunton 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Massena (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Lac Sacre (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd going well 3 out, led last, clear flat, very easily, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Mar beating Explained (11-8) by 5l, 6 ran.
Brinestine (USA) 5-1 (10-9) Held up in mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened and lost places final 100 yards, 5th of 12, 5l behind Knightly Escapade (11-2) at Kempton 2m 2f n h flat (4) std in Feb.
Moujik Borget (FR) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leading trio, mistake and pushed along 4th, ridden and and weakened 3 out, tailed off, last of 6, 37l behind Red Seventy (10-13) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
Della Sun (FR) 33-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, ridden 5th, struggling 7th, no impression, 13th of 19, 30l behind Home Run (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Sonoran Sands (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Took keen hold on outside, soon in touch, brought down 3rd, in a race won by Leviathan (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Mar, 14 ran.
Ashdown Lad 50-1 (10-8) Prominent, took keen hold, every chance 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Junction Fourteen (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Ourmanmassini (IRE) 2-1fav (10-7) Held up in last pair, not fluent 5th, headway approaching next, went 3rd after 3 out, led 2 out, hung right under pressure to near side rail between last 2, went right and hit running rail on run-in, headed and no extra final 150 yards, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Phantom Prince (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Purple 'n Gold (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, every chance before 2 out, no impression on winner last, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Multitude Of Sins (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Sep.
