held up, soon outpaced, never nearer
prominent, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, soon switched left, brief effort over 1f out not sustained
led after 1f, hard ridden final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on
went right start, hampered on inside over 3f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, hung right from over 1f out
outpaced
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, edged right and headway, approaching final furlong not reach winner
outpaced
mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, weakened final furlong
Hellbent, On The Trail and Frenchmans Lodge are all shortlisted in this competitive event and the vote is given to the last mentioned. The selection was a fair fifth behind Pulse at Lingfield last time but it was his previous effort over this course and distance which could be the key to finding the winner of this race. He was travelling ominously well when he fell in a race won by Hellbent. Tony Carroll's runner has got an obvious chance here once again today but we think Frenchmans Lodge would have had the measure of him that day if he had not fallen and on that basis we are putting him forward as the one to beat. On The Trail was disappointing on the turf at Pontefract last time over 6f but he is better over this trip and he has got form on this surface so he may be capable of taking some place money. Henry Tun was a little disappointing last time but is certainly capable of getting competitive in these type of events, while Ronny From Donny will probably find the minimum trip a little on the sharp side for him. However, for the winner we return to Frenchmans Lodge.
Hellbent 3-1 Raced mid-division, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on but not pace to challenge, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind He's A Rocket at Lingfield 5f stk (H5) pol in Mar.
Henry Tun 12-1 Went left start, chased leaders, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 5l behind The Leather Wedge at Southwell 5f clm (F4) fbs in Mar.
Sir Ernest (IRE) 25-1 Went left start, always struggling, last of 14, 13l behind Stargem at Southwell 5f hcp (E3) fbs in Mar.
Blue Moon Hitman (IRE) 8-1 Keen, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 11l behind Orchestration at W'hampton 6f mdn clm (H5) pol in Mar.
Frenchmans Lodge 9-2 Slowly into stride, held up, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Pulse at Lingfield 5f stk pol in Mar.
On The Trail 8-1 Led, ridden over 1f out, headed when weakening inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 4l behind Bundy at Pontefract 6f sll gs in Mar.
Ronnie From Donny (IRE) 9-1 Always towards rear, 11th of 17, 13l behind Bundy at Pontefract 6f sll gs in Mar.
Chilali (IRE) 33-1 Chased leader, ridden halfway, kept on same pace, 5th of 6, 2l behind Stephanie's Mind at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Mar.