chase leaders to halfway
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakend over 1f out
chase leaders, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
promient, led well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on
prominent led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
prominent, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened
The second division of a poor contest and stakes are advised to be kept to a minimum but Nearly A Fool is taken to bounce back to form. Alan Bailey's charge was below his best last time but readily landed a seller over this trip at Southwell previously and a repeat display should make the five-year-old hard to beat. Sharp Gossip had little to spare over Czar Wars with Noble Locks in fifth when lifting a low-grade handicap at Southwell last time but is likely to struggle to confirm the form on these terms. Feast Of Romance has a little to find with the selection but is something of a course specialist here and is respected.