held up and behind, mistake 4th, pushed along next, headway approaching 3 out, hit next, stayed on under pressure to lead last, ridden out
soon behind, mistake 4th, never dangerous
held up in touch, headway 4 out, led on bit next, ridden and headed last, no extra flat
chased leaders until weakened 4 out
behind, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, stayed on one paced from 2 out
behind from 6th
chased leader, disputed lead after 4th, mistake 4 out, lost place approaching next, soon weakened
led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out
chased leaders, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, mistakes 3rd and 5th, lost place approaching 4 out, soon weakened
soon behind, never dangerous
always behind
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, soon weakened
mistakes, always behind, tailed off from 3 out
Again this is not a race to set the pulse racing, but Golden Thunderbolt hinted at a return to form when third at Sedgefield recently and is probably worth taking a chance with. He was runner-up off a ten pound higher mark on Boxing Day, so is clearly well treated. Fraser's Lad has been absent for some time, but would have claims on his victory at Market Rasen last summer, while Noshinannikin finds himself ten pounds higher than when scraping home at Hexham last week, but should still be in the shake-up in this weak race. That remark also applies to Scoop Thirty Nine, winner of a very poor seller at Sedgefield last month.