jumped left, led until 3rd, led before next, mistake 2 out, headed last, held towards finish
held up, headway 11th, 2nd from 4 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, stayed on
prominent, not much room 1st, led 3rd, headed before next, not fluent 9th, lost place after 11th, weakening when mistake 4 out
held up, headway when not fluent 9th, lost place next, closed 11th, ridden before 4 out, 3rd and well held from 3 out
prominent on outside, not fluent 11th, weakened 3 out
Back To The Thatch was a non-runner yesterday at Newbury so will presumably take his chance here but ARCTIC GOLD is preferred. He took his chance in the Grand Sefton at Aintree after seconds at Perth and Ayr and jumped well until coming to grief at the Canal Turn. If that hasn’t affected his confidence, he may be too strong for Buster Thomas and Town Parks, who also failed to complete last time. No Dice hasn’t raced since March and failed to win in 11 tries for Tony Martin.
Arctic Gold (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Led, jumped left 3rd (chair), blundered 11th, headed next (canal turn), led 14th, fell 15th, at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
Town Parks (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Tracked leading pair, 3 lengths down when unseated rider 4 out, at Bangor 2m 1f (3) sft in Dec.
Buster Thomas (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Raced freely and kept wide, led, reached at 1st, headed after 4th, led before 6th, headed 8th, led 10thh, headed 12th, weakened before 2 out, 3rd when fell last, at Haydock 2m 5f (2) hvy in Dec.
Back To The Thatch (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Not always fluent, held up in rear, headway after 12th, hanging left from before 4 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Whiskey Chaser (11-1) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
No Dice (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Soon raced in 4th, pushed along at 7th, no impression from before straight, impeded at last, 3rd of 9, 30 1/2l behind Third Opinion (11-12) at Clonmel 2m sft in Mar.
