held up in rear, headway 10th, pushed along 5 out, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly flat, just failed
hampered and unseated rider 1st
made all, blundered 11th, clear 4 out to last, all out
tracked winner to 7th, pushed along and lost place 12th, kept on approaching last, no impression
towards rear, headway 12th to chase leaders, outpaced 5 out, rallied approaching 2 out, one pace flat
chased leaders, chased winner from 7th to 3 out, soon weakened
not jump well, blundered and hampered 3rd, soon pulled up
held up in rear, headway 12th to chase leaders, went 2nd briefly 3 out, weakened next
mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 3rd
mid-division, jumped right first, dropped rear 8th, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
A tough race to call and Benrajah is a far from confident selection to breath a little life into the campaign of the Martin Todhunter team. The lightly raced Lord Of The Land is an obvious danger and, like the old-boy Weaver George and King's Bounty, has to be placed on the short list of alternatives. Trooper has the beating of Supreme Breeze on recent form and is another to consider for each way players as he is a dour stayer, who will at least keep going to the line. However, Benrajah is still unexposed after only a light hurdles career, in which showed that he handles some cut in the ground. The son of Lord Americo also hinted that there are races to be won with him in finishing second to Punchy when conceding 7lb to that rival at Uttoxeter on his recent chasing debut. And with that run under his belt he could be a different proposition in his first try over fences in a handicap. Benrajah has a wide, galloping stride, which may be suited to a more straightforward course in time. But he has the most scope for improvement out of this bunch and he can use this as a stepping-stone to better things.
