chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon behind
mid-division, headway when not clear 2f out, switched right, ridden and stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never able to challenge
led, held over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
never better than mid-division
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and no impression
slowly into stride and behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden lost place 2f out, soon weakened
never better than mid-division
tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no impression
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reached leaders
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, always behind
in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
switched to inside rail soon after start, behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well final furlong, not reached winner
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not clear run 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, lost action 2f out, soon eased
A race where the betting market may confuse as much as it can highlight those in with chances in a very competitive heat. Therefore, the selection of Oscar Pepper is made with a degree of trepidation, as there are a host of others that come into the race with sound chances of spoiling the party. Mount Hillaby, Fen Gypsy and Tedsdale Mac are just a trio that look sure to make this a real test as things unfold, while Didn't Tell My Wife would have to be a serious danger if there is sufficient ease in the ground for her to do herself justice. Mount Hillaby - trained locally by Mick Easterby - will no doubt be a popular choice now that she has shown signs of a return to form, while Tedsdale Mac has been consistent all season and can be relied upon to go close to making the frame if he runs his usual race. Fen Gypsy has also be covering himself in clover after a series of rock-solid performances of late. However, he is still 5lb higher than when he won at Windsor and others look a little better treated in the context of this race. Oscar Pepper being one of those as he has won off as high as 84 in the past. Granted that effort came on the all weather and he will do well to run up to that level here. However, he has much fewer questions to answer regarding his well being and ability to handle the ground, so gets the narrowest of votes in an extremely tricky race to fathom.