held up, ridden after 7, lost touch 10
in touch, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 10th, rallied 2 out, stayed on well flat
held up, headway 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden 10th, kept on onepaced
held up, hampered 2nd, effort 9, weakened next
held up, stumbled 2nd, headway 9th, ridden and mistake 2 out, weakened flat
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner after 10th, weakened 2 out
led to 5th, led again 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed and no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden approaching 8th, weakening when mistake 10th
with leader, led 5th to 6th, stayed prominent, outpaced after 10th, rallied last, ran on well to lead towards finish
Vilprano has been done no favours by the weights going up 7lbs. He needed every yard of the three and a quarter miles to get on top last time and may find this trip an insufficient test. He has little in hand of Terdad and neither look good enough in this. Shannon Quest hasn't always looked straightforward and is not one to place too much faith in, so this may go to Dynamic Lifter by default. He too has not looked the most amenable of animals, but he can be forgiven his last effort as the winner stole a march from the off and never looked likely to be caught. The booking of Tony McCoy can only be a bonus and he is taken to get his head in front for the first time.