keen early, held up in rear, reminder before 3rd, soon lost touch, pulled up before 5th
with winner until driven and outpaced after 4 out, soon ridden and lost place, no chance with front pair before next, held on for moderate 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, reminder after 6th, struggling next, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
held up in touch, tracked leaders 5th, went 2nd after 4 out, no chance with easy winner in clear 2nd from next
held up in touch on outside, driven after 6th, behind from next, tailed off
made virtually all, pushed clear approaching 3 out, stayed on well, unchallenged after, easily
tracked leaders, pushed along after 5th, soon behind, pugged on from 3 out, no chance with leaders
Toubeera, successful at Huntingdon last month, was taken out of a handicap at Aintree yesterday. She appears to have a better chance at the weights in this but may still find LETSBY AVENUE too strong. He made the odds-on Silver Eagle pull out all the stop at Wetherby last time and the winner followed up under a penalty here earlier in the week. Bangor fourth Trumix may be open to improvement and Barton Jubilee has hinted at ability but the market will be the best guide to the chances of the returning Divine Folly.
Agitation 250-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, ridden and lost place after 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th, in a race won by Frizzo (11-0) at Towcester 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) gd in Apr '12, 15 ran.
Barton Jubilee 5-1 (10-6) Prominent on outside, ridden and lost place approaching 7th, weakened before 3 out, hampered 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 12, 45l behind Tick Tocker (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f 4yo mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Divine Folly (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 7th, chased winner next until 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Gullinbursti (11-5) at Hereford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov '11.
Letsby Avenue 5-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, led last, bumped flat, soon headed, held towards finish, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Silver Eagle (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) gd in Apr.
Nomadic Storm 66-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, mid-division, weakened 3 out, fell last, in a race won by Tick Tocker (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd, 10 ran.
Toubeera 6-4fav (10-12) Always prominent, led 3 out, clear after next, not fluent last, very easily, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd in Apr beating Pollystone (10-9) by 15l, 9 ran.
Trumix 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 4th of 10, 7l behind Tick Tocker (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
