held up, headway 4th, led approaching 2 out, ridden out
keen, chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened quickly, behind when mistake last
in touch, bumped fourth, ridden and headway 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, stayed on, not reach winner
led to 2nd, with leader, left in lead 3rd, hit 5th, soon headed, weakened 3 out
pulled hard with leaders, led after 2nd, ran out 3rd
always towards rear, 4th and no chance when mistake last
with leaders, led 2nd, soon headed, led again after 5th, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, soon weakened
Polished makes a quick return to the racecourse and looks set to make it two wins in a row, Frambo and Spectacular Hope look the main rivals. Richard Guest's six-year-old has to hump 12 stone 4 pounds this evening, although his capable rider does claim seven, but he still looks well treated against this opposition. He absolutely slaughtered his rivals at Hexham on Saturday and in this mood is very hard to oppose. Frambo landed a similar event to this at Hereford last September and should improve on a recent effort at Worcester. The same applies to Spectacular Hope, a winner at this grade at Exeter last year, who was well beaten on his only outing this season at Worcester last month. Ginger McCain's Twist N Turn looks best of the others, but Polished should shine against this opposition.
Polished 11-10fav Mid-division, headway halfway, led 3 out, clear next, won at Hexham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-95 (G) gd beating Scamp by 15l, 9 ran.
Dry Old Party (IRE) 50-1 Chased leader to approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 32l behind Mr Mischief at Towcester 2m nov hdl (E) gf in Apr.
Spectacular Hope 10-1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4th, 15th of 20, well behind Reverse Swing at Worcester 2m mrs hcp hdl (G) gf in Apr.
Frambo (IRE) 6-1 Prominent until after 4th, no chance when mistake last, 14th of 20, 48l behind Reverse Swing at Worcester 2m mrs hcp hdl (G) gf in Apr.
Reedsman (IRE) 40-1 Held up, always towards rear, 7th of 12, 33l behind Super Dolphin at Market Rasen 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (G) gd in Apr.
Nutley Queen (IRE) 33-1 Held up and keen, headway to lead 4th, already headed when fell 5 out in race won by Trickstep at Ludlow 2m sll hdl (G) gd, 8 ran.
Twist N Turn 14-1 In touch, ridden 5th, weakened flat, 5th of 20, 10l behind Reverse Swing at Worcester 2m mrs hcp hdl (G) gf in Apr.