held up mid-division, headway 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on and held run-in
tracked leader, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, kept on strongly run-in
led, headed 2 out, kept on same pace before last
held up towards rear and keen, lost place before 4 out
tracked leaders and mistakes, lost place before 5 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway before 5 out to go 3rd, weakened after 3 out
Irish import BLAIRS COVE gave notice of his potential when second to William Henry at Cheltenham last month. He had no trouble getting off the mark over this course and distance subsequently and is preferred to easy Fontwell winner Talkischeap. Burrows Lane has become expensive to follow and this is a step up from the maidens he’s been contesting but Captain Morley is an interesting runner as he wasn’t given a hard time on his hurdling debut at Newbury in December. He won three times on the Flat and was bought by JP McManus in February.
Blairs Cove 2-7fav (10-12) Made all, jumped right 1st and 2nd, edged right on bend before 2 out, went clear from 2 out, stayed on well, won at Warwick 2m 3f (4) gd in May beating Cogburn (10-12) by 9l, 6 ran.
Talkischeap (IRE) 15-8 (11-2) Tracked leader to after 4th, close up in 3rd, challenged 2 out, led going well between last 2, ran on, readily, won at Fontwell 2m 3f mdn (5) gf in May beating Lovato (11-2) by 11l, 4 ran.
Burrows Lane (FR) 7-4jfav (11-0) Led, jumped right 1st, not fluent 3 out, headed next, weakened approaching last, 4th of 10, 16l behind El Terremoto (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Captain Morley 11-2 (11-0) Held up in 5th, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 12 1/2l behind William Henry (11-0) at Newbury 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Dont Even Go There (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up in last pair, not always fluent, pushed along before 4th, well beaten from next, went 4th before last, 4th of 6, dist behind Brahms De Clermont (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in May.
Moderator (CZE) 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway when hampered 4 out, stayed on steadily from 3 out, went 3rd last, no impression, 3rd of 13, 29l behind Bedrock (10-9) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) gs in May.
No No Jolie (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Led 1f, prominent, led again 7f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 26l behind Melangerie (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (6) gd in Mar.
