prominent, one pace from 2 out
led and jumped right, headed approaching 2 out, hit and soon weakened
held up, blundered 3rd, lost place from 8th
held up in touch, headway to track leaders approaching 7th, led approaching 2 out, headed last, one pace
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
held up, blundered 3rd, rider briefly lost iron, headway approaching 7th, led last, kept on well
held up, behind when hit 8th, not fluent next, tailed off from 3 out
tracked leaders and jumped left and bumped 1st, weakened from 3 out
In this wide open affair that opens things up at Bangor Ferdy Murphy's MONGORNO gets our selection but only just with Great Tsar and Ping Pong Sivola given chances. Although the last mentioned will have to concede weight to her rivals in conditions that could represent more of a ploughed field than a race course she has decent form on testing ground after landing a similar contest in March. She is definitely in with a shout here but with this race representing her seasonal debut fitness could be a worry under this mark. Great Tsar has already raced twice this season but looked a little novicey as he continued to jump left on his last outing but stayed on really well to claim second place behind High Jack. That form as been franked with the winner going on to score again but the doubt is whether he'll act on this ground. Mongorno is likely to improve from his first outing of the season where he wasn't disgraced when third of 12 at Carlisle. Fitness let him down on that venture but it's the trainer¿s cold form that is of most concern. That aside the ground shouldn't bother this five-year-old and is a tentative pick.
Ping Pong Sivola (FR) 6-1 (11-6) Chased leader to approaching 4 out, weakened approaching next, 7th of 17, 17l behind Otarie (11-6) at Newbury 3m mrs nov hdl (3) gs in Apr.
Sea Senor 20-1 (11-7) Chased leaders and keen, led 2nd, blundered and headed 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 41l behind Teenando (10-2) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Mongorno (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Held up, headway after 3 out, kept on same pace from last, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Teenando (10-2) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Great Tsar (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Held up in touch, jumped left 7th, led 9th, jumped left 3 out, soon headed, no chance with winner from 2 out, 2nd of 12, 18l behind High Jack (11-3) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Salsero (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out until no extra flat, 5th of 14, 8l behind Pay On (10-3) at Kelso 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in May.
Amble Forge (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Prominent, headway 6th, hampered 8th, every chance 3 out, ridden and one pace from 2 out, 7th of 21, 46l behind Bally Conn (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Oct.
Mischief Man 9-1 (10-5) Raced keenly, headway after 2nd, challenging when mistake 2 out, mistake last, no extra, 4th of 12, 5l behind Star Tenor (10-5) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Always Baileys (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Not fluent 3rd, in rear, mistakes 3rd and 4th, went moderate 5th 2 out, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 24l behind Thievery (10-0) at Warwick 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
