held up, headway 5th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before last
took keen hold, tracked leader to 10th, hit next, led approaching 14th, ridden and jumped right from 4 out, clear last, eased towards finish
tracked leaders, lost place 6th, tailed off from 12th
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 14th, soon weakened
led, mistake 13th, soon headed, ridden and every chance 4 out, weakened approaching last
Another open affair on paper but the confident vote goes to County Derry. The ten year old was a good second behind Earthmover last time out under similar conditions. There is nothing of Earthmover's class in this race and he will be hard to beat. Bold Statement was a fair second behind Macgeorge last time and a reproduction of that effort would see him go close. Real Value could also go well but his best efforts are with much more cut in the ground. Prate Box would have a chance on his best form but he has become disappointing of late. The remainder need to improve on all known form to take a hand in the finish.
