chased leaders, led 3rd, ridden and hit 2 out, headed and blundered last, one pace and no impression
always towards rear, behind when pulled up before 6th
always behind, weakened from 4 out, virtually pulled up flat
mid-division, blundered 5th, weakened 4 out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 3 out
held up behind, never dangerous
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 4 out, kept on approaching 2 out
mid-division, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up before next
chased leaders until weakened after 4 out
with leaders, led 2nd, headed next, weakened 2 out
mid-division, weakened 4 out
held up behind, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
always prominent, ridden after 3 out, led last, drew clear run in
behind, ridden and headway 4 out, stayed on from next
behind, ridden along and struggling from 6th
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, stayed on from next
held up and keen, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway 4 out, ridden next, soon weakened
led, headed 2nd, quickly pulled up before 4th
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, mistake 4th, chased leader approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
behind, some headway 4 out, soon weakened
A very poor contest in which Irish Blessing is only a tentative suggestion over Polished, with Dennis The Mennis and Frankincense put forward as other likely candidates. Irish Blessing does at least have some winning form to his name, as Frank Jordan's charge was successful at Chepstow in similar company to this in March. The step up in trip proved the key to the gelding gaining his first victory since coming over from Ireland, but the fact that he failed to maintain the form of his win over Philippa Yeates next time at Fontwell shows that he is no good thing to oblige. Even so, he makes more appeal than the rest, the best of whom may be Polished who has been running over fences. He is slightly better treated over hurdles than fences, but at the age of nine, is totally exposed. Dennis The Mennis comes from a stable that has been in good form lately, but he failed to defy a rise in the weights at Hexham last time and is another that cannot be relied upon, and in any case is not certain to maintain Sedgefield form over Frankincense on six-pound worse terms. Bets should be kept to the bare minimum, and Irish Blessing is put forward as the pick.
