made all, ridden out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, hit 5th, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, headway to chase winner after 5th to approaching 3 out, soon weakened
chased winner to after 5th, weakening when hit 6th
chased leaders to approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway to chase winner approaching 3 out, ridden and every chance when hit last, no extra flat
chased leaders to 6th, 4th and beaten when fell 3 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
in touch, saddle slipped 2nd, pulled up after 4th
Nonrunner
Catchthebug gets the confident vote with Text and Classic Croco rating the main dangers. The selection was a fair second behind Kingston Town last time out. That form sets the standard in the context of this race and if he handles this much faster surface he will be hard to beat. Text rates the main danger on his best form but he was very disappointing l;ast time out for no apparent reason so he can not be put forward with any confidence. Classic Croco is another worthy of respect on his third behind Three Ships a couple of runs ago but this hard puller is far from consistent and at likely odds he looks worth taking on. of the remainder Idle Journey has shown a modicum of ability and is another with place claims but for the winner we return to Catchthebug.
Catchthebug (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Held up, switched left and headway 3 out, ridden to go 2nd 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 10l behind Kingston Town (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (E) hvy in Nov.
Opera Knight 66-1 (9-1) Towards rear, behind final 3f, last of 11, 23l behind Freak Occurence (9-10) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May (Flat).
Revolve 6-1 (9-5) Pulled hard, led 1f, remained with leader until over 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 15l behind Fabrian (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd in Jun (Flat).
Idle Journey (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, weakened approaching last, 7th of 17, 33l behind Decisive (11-2) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (E) gd.
Pirouettes (IRE) 16-1 (10-4) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out, 8th of 11, 22l behind Ma Yahab (10-6) at Fakenham 2m cnd mdn hdl (E) gd in Mar.
Classic Croco (GER) 8-1 (11-12) In touch, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, well behind Englishtown (11-9) at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Jun.
Scarrabus (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Behind, headway 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened quickly, 6th of 14, 33l behind Stagecoach Diamond (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (E) gf in Jun.
Text 9-4fav (10-7) Mid-division, headway approaching 7th, ridden before next, weakened 2 out, 4th of 15, 22l behind Keep On Movin' (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (E) gf in Jun.
