made all, shaken up over 1f out, ran on
towards rear, ridden over 5f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, weakened from halfway
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden over 4f out, soon one-paced
mid-division, headway over 5f out to chase leaders, ridden over 3f out, one-paced after
chased winner, ridden and weakened over 6f out
tracked leaders, lost touch from halfway
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, never troubled leaders
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, never nearer
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, never nearer
towards rear, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened
mid-division, headway to chase winner over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, not reached winner
Little form to go on and, as ever in this type of event, the market should provide an invaluable guide but Armaguedon sets a fair standard and gets the TEAMtalk vote. Lennie Lungo's charge confirmed the merit of a promising debut here in April when a convincing nine-length bumper winner at Newcastle two weeks ago. Sure to have improved again, the highly regarded son of Garde Royale can overcome a 7lb penalty. Mary Reveley is a trainer to fear at this level and the Saltburn handler is doubly represented with Nobratinetta, who shaped encouragingly when a staying-on third of 23 over 12f at Newbury on her debut last month. The daughter of Celtic Swing will appreciate both the step up in trip and the testing conditions. Brigante Girl ran well despite being badly hampered on her initial start at Bangor in October and will have benefitted from the experience while newcomer Raise Your Glass makes some appeal on breeding and should be noted in the exchanges.
