always handy, chased leader over 5f out, one pace final 2f
mid-division, ridden, weakened 4f out
led, soon headed, stayed prominent, led 6f out, clear 3f out, comfortable
always towards rear
held up in rear, ridden 6f out, weakened 4f out
towards rear, beaten halfway
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, plugged on
tracked leaders throughout, ridden 5f out, no further impression
held up, ridden for headway 4f out, chased clear winner from 2f out, no impression
in touch, weakened 4f out
mid-division, ridden and some headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out
There is not too much strength-in-depth here and Claptrap, as always, is a far from confident choice to add to his profile. Killing Joke is running out of chances to prove himself so the lightly raced Welcome Back along with Ella Falls and Madhahir are the others that make up the shortlist. However, Claptrap, despite his shaky profile, is developing into a useful stayer for these sort of contests and is taken to give leading all weather rider Ian Mongan another visit to the winners enclosure at Dunstall Park.