tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
held up, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 6f out, weakened over 3f out
held up and pulled hard, saddle soon slipped, headway to lead after 6f, headed halfway, soon pulled up
with leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
with leaders, led halfway, headed 7f out, every chance over 3f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
led 6f, led again 7f out, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon headed, hung left again 1f out, kept on one pace
The vote here goes to Sunset Light ahead of Kildonnan, Sommelier and Montecorvino. The selection looked very promising at this level when finding all bar the decent The Mick Weston and Victom's Chance too good for him at Chepstow on his racecourse debut. That experience looks sure to stand him in good stead and he will rate a worthy favourite for this contest. Turning to the others and Barton Legend is a half-brother to Barton Hill, who won over hurdles and fences, and Charlie Edwards to the winning hurdler Tobesure. Jim Old has done very well in bumpers this season so grant plenty of respect to Kildonnan, but Noel Chance's Perfect Match, despite being well bred for this game, attracted very little money at the sales. The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Sommelier is a half-brother to Winsley, who won over hurdles, while Montecorvino has shown more than enough in two runs to suggest he can score in a run-of-the-mill bumper. However, Sunset Light seems better than that and he can land the finale on the card.
