led, mistake and headed 5th, pushed along and lost place 8th, weakened 10th
always prominent, mistake 2nd, pecked 11th, ridden after 3 out, led next, clear last, stayed on
held up, effort when mistake 14th, no chance after, well behind when refused 2 out
held up in touch, weakening when hampered 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up, pecked 1st, headway 9th, led 11th, headed 2 out, ridden and switched left approaching last, no impression
held up in touch, lost place 7th, headway 11th, chased leader briefly 14th, ridden next, weakened 3 out
prominent, led 5th, clear 7th, jumped left and blundered 9th, mistake and headed 11th, with leader when fell 13th
prominent, not fluent 3rd, blundered and rider lost iron 10th, soon lost place, rallied 14th, weakened after 3 out
Tipp Top Lord can make the most of his stamina here to master Its Gotta Be Alfie and Over Zealous. The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained seven-year-old is a progressive sort who revealed his stamina when ploughing through the mud at Chepstow last month. That was only his fifth ever race and he is open to plenty of improvement, so should be capable of taking an eight-pound rise in the weights in his stride. Ground conditions will also be in his favour and he should make a bold bid to keep up the stable's fine season. The selection does not have a great deal to beat in reality, with Its Gotta Be Alfie perhaps the one to chase him home. He is just an out-and-out stayer though and is still a maiden, unlike Over Zealous who has been a grand servant to John Upson over the years, but who finds himself anchored with topweight. The rest are hard to fancy and Tipp Top Lord can gallop his rivals into the ground.
