held up rear, headway 8th, narrow leader 3 out, headed and weakened last
held up rear, smooth headway 4 out to join leaders, led approaching last, quickened clear flat
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
raced wide but in touch, tracked leader from 6, mistake 9th, ridden and weakened next
keen hold in touch, weakened 9th, behind when pulled up before last
tracked leader, weakened and lost place after 9th
led, ridden when headed 3 out, jumped right and mistake next, kept on one pace when jumped right again last
Beehawk can recoup losses at the expense of Esters Boy and Protection Money. A freak incident led to a gamble going astray about the selection as he crashed out when unsighted at a flight of hurdles. With fewer runners tonight, the situation looks unlikely to occur and those who punted him so heavily last time out seem likely to get a run for their money on this occasion. Esters Boy provides the most meaningful of opposition. Officially he has to find a few pounds to trouble the selection although the manner in which he won his Fontwell race was fairly decisive in the end. Protection Money was the medium of a huge selling gamble on his most recent start. He got very stirred up before the race and probably left the cash in the satchels before the tapes rose. It will be interesting to see how well he takes the preliminaries this evening before considering him as a betting proposition. Safe To Blush stays three miles but she ran appalingly on her most recent start. Beet The Bob is bred to be an out-and-out stayer although his jumping is agricultural to say the least. Pendil's Express and Coyote Lakes are slow. Beehawk should be good enough to gain compensation tonight.
Esters Boy 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, mistake 1st and lost place, headway 8th, ridden and led 3 out, headed after last, rallied gamely flat and led close home, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd in Apr beating Coustou (11-2) by 2l, 16 ran.
Beehawk 7-2 (11-0) Close up when fell at the 6th in race won by Bowleaze (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (E) gd, 17 ran.
Beet de Bob (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, not fluent 4th, mistake 8th, weakened before next, 5th of 11, 32l behind Amicelli (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hdl (E) gd.
Coyote Lakes 33-1 (11-0) Set steady pace, mistake 2nd, headed 8th, remained prominent until weakened after 3 out, last of 5, 28l behind Goblet of Fire (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hdl (E) gf in Apr.
Protection Money 7-2fav (10-13) In touch, reminders 5th, ridden and chased winner over 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 17, 3l behind Nutcracker Lad (10-0) at Huntingdon 2m 5f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gd in Mar '04.
Pendil's Princess 150-1 (11-5) Blundered 6th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Lady of Scarvagh (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f mrs mdn hdl (E) gs in Jan, 18 ran.
Safe To Blush 50-1 (11-7) Prominent until 8th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Dragut Torghoud (11-0) at Worcester 3m cnd nov hcp hdl (F) gs in Apr, 16 ran.
