in touch, hit 4th, ridden 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
prominent, led approaching 7th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
raced wide, held up, headway approaching 7th, ridden when hit 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 5th, ridden after 7th, soon weakened, tailed up when pulled up before last
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, hit 1st, lost place after 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway 5th, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, 4th and weakening when pulled up before 2 out
behind, ridden and headway approaching 7th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, no chance of winning
prominent, ridden approaching 7th, led approaching 3 out, soon clear, stayed on
led to approaching 7th, soon weakened
Nonrunner
The vote here goes to In Media Res ahead of Vicario and Idiome. In Media Res has looked good in winning his two starts to date and Nicky Henderson's runner looks a leading player today. A handicap winner off 115, Vicario has to be respected, while Devito is a handicap winner off 109. Always Waining has not built on his course and distance win in February but certainly can't be dismissed from calculations, while Idiome was ridden by an inexperienced rider when staying on late last time. Bear him in mind too. Arm And A Leg showed good staying qualities to beat Hi Laurie here two runs ago and holds claims from a four-pounds higher mark, while Turaath is now back to near a winning mark from the spring so the case can be built on that basis. Mazzareme has it to prove in handicaps, although he is from a shrewd yard. The others are hard to build a strong case for, which returns us to the selection, which is In Media Res.
In Media Res (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Always prominent, led after 3rd, headed 5th, led again after 2 out, ridden last, ran on well, won at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hdl (E) sft beating Eleazar (11-5) by 4l, 11 ran.
Vicario 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, lost place after 5th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Valley Ride (11-11) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (C) hvy, 15 ran.
Devito (FR) 20-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, ridden 3 out, one pace, 5th of 10, 20l behind Desert Quest (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd.
Always Waining (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) In touch, weakened after 3 out, behind when blundered next, 10th of 11, 32l behind Motorway (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (C) gs.
Turaath (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Diletia (10-3) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd, 13 ran.
Arm And A Leg (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Towards rear, weakened 9th, 9th of 13, 19l behind Diletia (10-3) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd.
Mazzareme (IRE) 7-2fav (11-9) Raced keen in mid-division, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Donovan (10-12) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl (D) sft in Apr, 13 ran.
Jockser (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Held up, headway 2nd, ridden after 7th, weakened before next, 4th of 6, 20l behind Magot De Grugy (10-13) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (D) hvy.
Killing Me Softly 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leader until weakened under pressure 3 out, 5th of 12, 11l behind Silistra (10-7) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (E) sft.
King Georges (FR) 50-1 (10-11) Mistake 1st, always behind, no chance when mistake 4 out, 8th of 11, well behind Millenaire (11-8) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (D) gd.
Idiome (FR) 11-1 (11-1) Held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Gods Token (11-6) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gs.
