tracked leaders, ridden and one pace over 2f out
led, headed over 4f out, weakened from over 2f out
held up, headway before switching right 2f out, 2nd final furlong, no impression, stayed on
tracked leaders, ridden and one pace over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
tracked leaders on inside, 2nd from 3 out, led over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up, plugged on from 2f out, never threatened
chased leader, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
This looks a tougher bumper than usual for the track. Benechenko and The Wicket Chicken both scored between the flags in Ireland while Instant Replay followed his second in a point-to-point by occupying the same spot in a Fakenham bumper. The latter will improve as will Oologist, who followed a poor introduction with a much better effort at Ffos Las. ROBIN THE RAVEN was a 33/1 chance on his debut at Ludlow in May but made an encouraging start and returned to action with another very good effort at Bangor last month. There's plenty more in the tank and he can get off the mark though the likes of Or De Vassy, a promising third at Southwell, and Otter Moon, who made his debut on this track a month ago and performed with credit, are others to look out for.
Dirty Dexter Beat All gelding out of Redlands Charm.
Instant Replay (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Raced wide, close up, ridden 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 10l behind The Caller (11-4) at Fakenham 2m (6) gd in Oct.
Oologist 40-1 (11-0) Led, soon clear, driven and still well in command over 2f out, ridden and reduced advantage over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Woodfort (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (6) sft in Oct.
Or De Vassy (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on winner, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Bengali Song (11-4) at Southwell 2m mdn (6) gd in Oct.
Otter Moon 4-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, good headway over 6f out, went 2nd over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd place towards finish, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Dans Le Vent (10-7) at Towcester 1m 6f (6) gf in Oct.
Robin The Raven (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Mr One More (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f (6) gd in Oct.
Whispering Nick Kayf Tara gelding out of Dalriath.
The Wicket Chicken (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Mostly chsd ldrs in 3rd until 2nd 2out, chall when faster jump & ld last, sow to go clr flat, won at Curraheen 3m mdn Yielding in May beating Rebel Yeats (11-10) by 4l, 12 ran.
Benechenko (IRE) 9-4 (11-10) Mid div, 6th 1/2way, prog in 4th 4out, went 3rd bef 2out, 3l 2nd & so bef last, ld nr fin, won at Dawstown 3m mdn in May beating Minella Rebellion (11-10) by nk, 9 ran.
Kildisart (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Mid div, trvl well 4out, 7th 3out, closely grouped, impr 4th bef last, sow late, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Claimantakinforgan (11-10) at Loughanmore 3m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Midnight Jitterbug 12-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Snow Leopardess (10-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (6) gd in Feb.
Thomas Shelby (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Never better than mid-division, struggling 6f out, never on terms, 7th of 17, 29l behind Mere Ironmonger (10-10) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gd in Mar.
