held up in touch, mistake 5th, soon ridden, no impression from next
tracked leader, mistake 5th, ridden and lost 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
took keen hold, held up and behind, always towards rear
tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced 6th, rallying when not fluent 3 out, edged right from approaching 2 out, soon challenging, stayed on to lead post
held up, mistake 5th, always towards rear
held up towards rear, headway from 5th, ridden before 3 out, 3rd and close up when not much room approaching last, switched left flat, one pace
mid-division, pushed along approaching 5th, soon towards rear
mistakes, led, ridden after 3 out, strongly pressed last, headed post
took keen hold in mid-division, headway 5th, mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out
took keen hold and prominent, ridden 6th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, ridden 6th, chased leader before 3 out, 4th and beaten when blundered 2 out
took keen hold in mid-division, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
soon prominent, not fluent and rider lost iron briefly 3rd, pushed along after 4th, lost place after 5th, not on terms after
reminders 3rd, behind from 5th, mistake 6th
jumped slowly 1st, behind, mistake 4th, tailed off when mistake 5th, pulled up before 6th
Not a lot of strength in depth so Primondo is chanced at the expense of Give Me A Dime and Corum. The selection did not run badly on debut on a surface that would not have suited, but Sunday's faster surface is likely to bring out the best in him and if the money is seen, it would be folly to ignore it. Give Me A Dime has to be respected with Timmy Murphy in the plate. He was not given a hard time during his Wincanton bumper and can be expected to have learnt plenty. Corum ran respectably at big odds at Hereford and the ex-John Gosden inmate could have a race within him under these conditions. Waltham Abbey is another who appears capable of improvement and was not too far away at Warwick on his latest start. Of the remainder, Ocean Pride and Major Matt are watched closely in the market. Deep Reflection has run well in bumpers on Lingfield's all-weather surface although enthusiasm has been dented by a number of stinkers since. A tough race in relation to a number of imponderables and Primondo rates as no more than a token selection.
City Breeze (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along after 3rd, weakened approaching 3 out, 13th of 15, well behind Sir Jimmy Shand (11-5) at Newbury 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Deep Reflection 16-1 (11-3) Pulled hard in mid-division, hit 5th, lost place when not fluent next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Herne Bay (11-2) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar, 15 ran.
Funny Fellow 66-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, held up in rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, plugged on, 4th of 9, well behind Gabier (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Give Me A Dime (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 17, 12l behind Bertie May (10-11) at Wincanton 2m nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Major Matt (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Keen hold, in touch, mistake 3rd, soon chasing leaders, weakened after 4 out, 10th of 11, well behind Back On Line (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Mar.
Primondo (IRE) 17-2 (11-2) In rear, detached from 3rd, plugged on, never troubled leaders, 4th of 9, 26l behind Marodima (11-1) at Towcester 2m nov hdl (3) hvy in Feb.
Waltham Abbey 14-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Lincoln's Inn (11-2) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Corum (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden and headway approaching 5th, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 6l behind Classic Dream (11-5) at Hereford 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (4) gf in Mar.
