held up in rear, not always fluent, headway approaching 3 out, never on terms
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, led before 3 out, headed last, soon hampered, stayed on same pace
pressing leader after 1st, not fluent next, hit 3rd, led next, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
led until 4th, soon ridden, weakened 6th, pulled up before next
held up in last, not fluent 3rd, not much room and stumbled after 6th, headway next, went 2nd after 3 out, led last, soon edged left, ran on, pushed out towards finish
chased leaders, every chance well before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, every chance approaching 3 out where not fluent, soon weakened
struggling in rear 5th, pulled up after next
prominent when jumped slowly 1st, rear when jumped slowly next, modest 6th 7th, soon weakened, tailed off
After a very encouraging return from 425 day absence RING BO REE has to be the call ahead of Canni Thinkaar and E Major. The selection picked up from where he left off when he returned from his lengthy break when he found just one too good by less than a length. He and the winner were well clear of the rest and with him that bit fitter now he should go one better. Canni Thinkaar has been climbing the weights but has given the assessor reasons for that. He's up another 3lbs for an improved run last time so will need to show us more. E Major wasn't given a clear run on his last start and on the pick of his form looks competitive off this rating. McQueen will be of interest if allowed to make the running but with that not guaranteed we prefer Ring Bo Ree.
Romping Home (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) In rear, not alway fluent, headway 15th, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Sir Bathwick (11-6) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in May, 8 ran.
E Major 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, bumped on inside after 7th, ridden next, never on terms, 6th of 18, 10l behind Astracad (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Canni Thinkaar (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Led, mistake and headed 3 out, soon ridden, rallied approaching last, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind There's No Panic (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 5f 4yo Am hcp hdl (4) gf in May.
Tayman (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Prominent, lost place 5th, pulled up next, in a race won by Jocheski (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f 4yo Am hcp hdl (4) gd in Nov, 15 ran.
Ring Bo Ree (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway on inner after 4 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Legion D'honneur (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May.
McQueen (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Chased leader, until 6th, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 10, 13l behind Spare Me (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Root Cause 17-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, left disputing lead after 5th, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next, 5th of 8, 31l behind Astracad (10-13) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Earcomesthedream (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, reminders after 7th, weakened 4 out, 7th of 15, 33l behind Boyoboy (10-11) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Woodlands Gem (IRE) 40-1 (11-7) Always behind, soon detatched, 9th of 14, well behind Glen Rouge (10-5) at Uttoxeter 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Apr.
