in touch, tracked leader 4th, led after 4 out, headed next, weakened approaching last
held up behind, headway after 4 out, chased winner 2 out, soon ridden, kept on, held flat
prominent, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, kept on same pace until next
held up, smooth headway 6th, led 3 out, stayed on well
mid-division, lost place 5th, soon behind
mid-division, driven to chase leaders after 4 out, ridden and kept on from next, no impression
mid-division, lost place 6th, no danger after
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after next
led, headed after 4 out, weakened next
towards rear, outpaced 3 out, never on terms
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, weakened next
held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden next, no impression from 2 out
Kidithou won at Kelso earlier in the month in the manner of a horse who had been laid out to run up a sequence and he can complete a hat trick here, with Heavenly Chorus, Bright Sparky and Aviation others for the short list. The Richard Guest-trained selection carries a 7lb penalty here for his latest Fakenham success but looks capable of seeing off this largely exposed set of rivals. He handles a sound surface well, and has won with something in hand on his last two starts, and although this trip is shorter he can set his own pace if his pilot feels that he wants to bring stamina more into play. Heavenly Chorus won over a similar trip at Southwell last time but had to work hard for it. Although there may be more to come it did not look to be a race to get too excited about. Bright Sparky is in decent form and will doubtless run another good race here but the ground looks to be too quick to see him at his best, while Aviation has top weight to contend with an although he is respected again the ground may need to be a little slower before his next win, so we prefer Kidithou to go in again.
Kidithou (FR) 9-4fav (11-2) Held up in rear, smooth headway 3 out to join leader, soon clear of remainder of field, shaken up to lead approaching last, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd beating Celebrity Call (11-12) by 8l, 6 ran.
Scotmail Too (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, weakened 4 out, 6th of 8, 20l behind Ring The Boss (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Wot Way Chief 14-1 (11-12) Held up, effort after 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 36l behind Minster Abbi (9-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Mar.
Bright Sparky (GER) 5-1jt-fav (11-10) In touch, headway 6th, challenged when hit 3 out, soon ridden, every chance last, held flat, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Barracat (10-6) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
August Rose (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) In touch, ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 13, 34l behind Minster Abbi (9-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Mar.
Greenfield (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Led to 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, 8th of 15, 47l behind Herne Bay (11-2) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Oops (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Held up rear, headway after 5th, badly hampered next, kept on, 4th of 18, 6l behind Another Burden (10-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Heavenly Chorus 8-1 (10-13) Held up, progress 8th, switched left after 2 out, led last, ridden out, won at Southwell 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (5) gf in Mar beating Judy The Drinker (10-5) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
