held up in rear, blundered and unseated rider 5th
took keen hold, led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, hit 2 out
held up in touch, went 2nd not fluent 8, lost that place before next, ridden approaching 2 out, hung left and stayed on same pace flat
took keen hold, chased leader to 7th, tailed off
mistakes in rear, tailed off 4th, pulled up before 6th
held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, mistake 9th, soon pushed along, hung left after 3 out, weakened approaching last
mid-division, jumped left first, not fluent next, struggling when mistake 9th, tailed off
mid-division, mistake 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on under strong pressure flat to lead towards finish
in rear, mistake 4th, struggling 5th, soon lost touch, mistake 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 9th
behind, slightly hampered 5th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out
chased leader until badly hampered by loose horse approaching 8th, not recover, soon behind
always prominent, slightly hampered by loose horse approaching 8th, led approaching 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra towards finish
held up and behind, headway approaching 9th, led approaching 2 out, ridden flat, headed towards finish
Dasher Reilly arguably sets the standard but he has regressed and is worth taking on with either Optic or Doonigan; we'll plump for the former. The selection has something to prove on ground as quick as this but it's unlikely that connections would risk their charge if they didn't believe she'd handle it. She was fairly well held on her first two starts but posted a far more encouraging run on her debut over hurdles and wouldn't need to find a great deal of improvement on that performance to play a leading role here. Dasher Reilly may return to form now that a visor has been fitted but he was tailed off when departing on his return from a break last time and has looked less than willing in the past. Doonigan was beaten a long way on his sole start over hurdles but his stable is in really good form at present and Johnson is a positive booking for the yard. Support for him, or indeed any of the others, would be of interest but we'll look no further than Optic.
Country Servant (USA) 100-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 44l behind Manadam (10-10) at Wetherby 2m 3f nov hdl gd in Apr.
Dasher Reilly (USA) 9-2 (11-5) Chased leaders until lost place 6th, well behind when fell at the 8th in race won by Pan The Man (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in May, 5 ran.
Genari 9-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, hit 3rd, weakened approaching 5th, 9th of 14, well behind Temple Place (11-6) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in May.
Regal Storm (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Led til hdd aft 10; wknd qckly 13; t.o & pulled up in race won by Theatre Call (12-0) at Cold Harbour 3m ptp gs in May, 9 ran.
Sawyer's Gold 66-1 (10-7) In touch, lost place 8f out, soon beaten, last of 12, well behind The Hairy Mutt (11-0) at Stratford 2m nhf (5) gd in Sept.
Bukhara (FR) (9-2) behind Bucintoro (9-2) at Fontainebleau 1m 1f 2yo stk c&g hvy in Nov '06, 18 ran (Flat).
Doonigan (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Tarabaloo (10-6) at Wetherby 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gf in Mar.
Storming Bathwick (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Always behind, lost touch 7f out, last of 15, well behind Choctaw Nation (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn nhf (6) gf in May.
Freschezza 14-1 (10-9) Mid-division, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th, soon struggling, 6th of 11, well behind Chevy To The Levy (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gf in May.
Just A Bit Of Fun (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Chased leaders early, lost place before halfway, completely tailed off, 18th of 19, well behind Quartetto (10-7) at Down Royal 2m nhf hvy in Feb.
Now Then Katie 100-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, pulled hard, mistake 1st, struggling 6th, never dangerous, 8th of 15, 18l behind Talkingstick (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Optic 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 6th, outpaced 3 out, 3rd of 14, 11l behind Maggie Mathias (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Photogenique (FR) 25-1 (10-10) Led after 1st, not fluent 6th, headed 3 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Heart Springs (10-11) at Worcester 2m 4f mrs mdn hdl (5) gf in Jun '07.
Present 14-1 (10-5) Made most until headed 3 out, soon faded, 5th of 13, 17l behind Pochard (10-8) at Fakenham 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) gf in May.
