held up in rear, headway 8th to track leaders, chased leader approaching 3 out, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, one paced flat
led, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened before next
tracked leader, pushed along 8th, led 4 out, headed before next, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway 8th, led approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed after last, kept on
held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden 2 out, led after last, stayed on well
tracked leaders, every chance 4 out, hampered on bend before next, weakened 2 out
A very competitive handicap that may go the way of Campaign Trail, with Cill Churnain and His Nibs selected as the main rivals. This lightly raced five-year-old overcame an 11 month absence when easily beating the race fit Kivotus in a decent handicap at Bangor nine days ago. He looks certain to improve and can land this before the handicapper gets his measure. Cill Churnain is having a great season having been successful at Market Rasen. Aintree and Kelso, he just does enough in his races so the handicapper hasn¿t been too severe, and he is weighted to go close again. Venetia Williams won the big handicap hurdle last Saturday and she is represented by His Nibs who landed a couple of decent events at Lingfield and Market Rasen before running a gallant fourth behind some useful animals at Cheltenham. Of the others Jazz D¿Estruval and Ambry are in good form but on this occasion the choice has to be Campaign Trail.
