chased leaders, slow and lost place 2nd, jumped right 3rd, not fluent 7th, struggling 4 out, well beaten 3 out, mistake 2 out
prominent, jumped right 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on flat, no impression on winner
led until before 2 out, every chance last, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
mid-division, not fluent 5th, lost place before slow 8th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, went 2nd after 3rd until not fluent 7th, 2nd again before next, led before 2 out, ridden out flat
held up in rear, headway before 8th, not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and beaten, no extra flat
towards rear, mistake 2nd, jumped right and slow 5th, outpaced 9th, soon weakened
There are few stables operating in better form than Dan Skelton’s at present so recent Uttoxeter winner SHENTRI is sure to be finding plenty of friends in the ring today. Shantou Express made all to win at Stratford over an extended trip last month but a 6lb rise up the weights won’t make life easy. Tom Lacey is fast gaining himself a reputation as a trainer to follow and Flashing Glance relishes decent ground while Forecast has recently returned to Martin Keighley following a spell with Richard Newland.
Some Day Soon (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Prominent, nudged along before 3 out, ridden and lost second before next, no extra approaching last, last of 6, 10l behind Whatsupwithyou (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Flashing Glance 10-3 (11-12) Prominent, led 2nd, soon clear, mistake 3rd, reduced lead 4th, clear again 6th, jumped right and mistake 7th, slowed and headed before 8th, weakened flat, 4th of 7, 10l behind Sirobbie (10-10) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in May.
Shantou Express (IRE) 13-8 (12-0) Made all, drew clear after 2 out, easily, won at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in May beating Ennistown (10-13) by 10l, 4 ran.
Settie Hill (USA) 80-1 (11-6) Pecked 1st, held up off the pace in 6th, outpaced and struggling 4 out, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Steal A March 9-2 (12-1) Not fluent, chased leaders, went 2nd before 4th, edged right before 5th, mistake next, led 11th, headed 13th, well held 2 out, 2nd of 5, 18l behind Daranova (10-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Shentri (FR) 3-1 (12-0) Held up in last pair, went 2nd going well 3 out, challenged last, soon led and went clear, easily, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in May beating An Marcach (10-6) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
Ernesto (GER) 5-6fav (9-0) Led, pushed along and headed approaching 2f out, soon beaten and eased, last of 2, 8 1/2l behind Military Two Step (9-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in May.
Forecast 16-1 (11-9) Held up in last, in touch, went 2nd going best before 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, well held from 2 out, tired and jumped left last, 2nd of 3, 10l behind West To The Bridge (12-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
