tracked leader, lost place 5 out, soon ridden outpaced, left 3rd 3 out, no impression
behind when hampered 2nd, reminders 6th, struggling from halfway, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear when fell 13th
chased leaders, headway to dispute lead 13th, blundered and lost pace 5 out, behind when pulled up before next
led, joined 13th, headed approached 4th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, left 2nd next, kept on one pace, no chance with winner
mid-division, close up 10th, disputed lead 13th, effort 4 out, driven and 2 lengths down when fell next
mid division, headway halfway, led approaching 4 out, hit and left 8 lengths clear next, soon ridden, stayed on well from 2 out, eased towards finish
in touch when fell 2nd
Nonrunner
King's Bounty can step up on his recent return here to account for Shining Lights, Contract Scotland and Tyndarius. King's Bounty opened his account over fences here at Wetherby in March 2003, when a bold, front-running performance saw Tim Easterby's charge see off the challenge of Contract Scotland to the tune of five lengths. There were no excuses for the latter that day, and on today's terms he should once again come out second-best, although since that victory King's Bounty has failed to shine in the main. However, he was noted staying on strongly at the finish behind Gatorade here on what was his first outing since April, and the longer trip can be to his advantage. In contrast, Shining Lights will benefit from this less searching journey compared to that in the totesport Handicap Chase at Market Rasen where he finished very tired and made plenty of mistakes as well. Tyndarius was remounted to finish third at Doncaster last time but at the age of 14 is not getting any better, while fellow veteran Ardent Scout was pulled up at Hexham and is hard to fancy off topweight. King's Bounty is the selection.
