pushed along early, behind, headway approaching 4th, close 4th when fell 5th
held up, ridden after 4th, soon struggling
held up, headway 3rd, led 2 out, all out
held up, ridden 4th, soon struggling
in touch, lost place 3rd, hampered 5th, mistakes 3 out, staying on one pace when not fluent 2 out, plugged on
led 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on flat
led to 2nd, ridden and lost place approaching 3rd, reluctant after
in touch, not fluent 4th, hampered 5th, outpaced 3 out, staying on and switched right approaching last, one pace flat
held up, tailed off 3 out, stayed on past beaten horses
chased leaders, jumped right 1st and 2nd, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last
prominent, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
Luminoso is fully exposed but may still prove to be the answer ahead of Fire Ranger, Jaseur and Protocol to name but three. At the age of 12, Luminoso's best days are behind him but recent seconds in this grade at Ludlow and Catterick give cause for encouragement. It is hard to believe that he once won a Listed race in France when trained by Francois Boutin and ridden by Cash Asmussen, but that was 10 years ago. Even so, his form of late shows that he is still keen to race, and we shall give him a chance to turn back the clock here. Fire Ranger was tailed off at Exeter last time, while Jaseur was well down the field at Market Rasen with Protocol ahead of him. Homer was third to Vanormix at Hereford and as that was his best form for some time, he may be worth considering for a place. The most tentative of votes goes to Luminoso.
