in touch to 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
tracked leaders, took wrong course after 1st
not fluent, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 7th, led after 2 out, left clear last, eased flat
led to 1st, with leader, led again approaching 7th, hit 9th, ridden and headed after 2 out, beaten when blundered badly last, weakened flat
held up, headway 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
behind, ridden and headway 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, took poor 2nd flat
keen, led 1st to approaching 7th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
Nonrunner
Bermuda Pointe gets the confident vote here with Olival and Minella Tipperary taken to chase him home. The selection won his bumper in good style back in April and he is sure to have been well-schooled for this his hurdling debut. His stable are in red hot form and he gets the vote. Olival will relish today's ground conditions and on the evidence of his win at Wetherby back in March he would have a leading chance. Minella Tipperary hails from a top yard so is entitled to respect but he has plenty to prove after a couple of moderate efforts in bumper races in Ireland. Newgate Suds put up a fair effort on this track last time and is the other to consider, but for the winner we will return to Bermuda Pointe.
Intrepid Samson 33-1 (10-6) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up 2 out in race won by Mr Shambles (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft, 6 ran.
Master Brew 33-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, 14th of 15, 49l behind Petwick (11-8) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in Nov.
Minella Tipperary (IRE) 16-1 (11-13) Held up, kept on one pace from over 3f out, 8th of 19, 26l behind Arrive Sir Clive (11-6) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f nhf gd in Apr.
Bermuda Pointe (IRE) 7-1 (10-6) Always prominent, went 2nd halfway, led over 3f out, hung left and ran green from well over 1f out, stayed on, won at Towcester 2m nhf (5) gs in Apr beating Bradley Boy (11-2) by a nk, 13 ran.
Woodwish (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Close up, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Neutrino (10-12) at Hexham 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Sept, 10 ran.
Newgate Suds 12-1 (10-4) Behind, mistake 7th, headway to chase winner after 9th, no impression when not fluent 2 out and 3 out, 2nd of 7, 18l behind Star Time (10-0) at Uttoxeter 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in May.
Thimblesfirth (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) Led, hung right after 6f to 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 3rd of 6, 21l behind True Star (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn nhf (6) gf in Jun.
Olival (FR) 15-2 (10-2) Tracked leader, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened, no chance when pulled up 4 out in race won by Reap The Reward (10-0) at Ayr 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Apr, 8 ran.
