mid-division when mistake, unseated rider 1st
raced keenly towards rear, lost touch 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next
mid-division, headway 6th, effort approaching 2 out, soon ridden and one pace
chased leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next
in touch, headway 3 out, challenged next, switched inside between last 2, soon ridden, no impression and eased flat
chased leader, lost place 6th, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and kept on from next, no impression
not fluent in rear, reminders and lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
hit 1st, tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed when blundered next, soon weakened
behind, mistake 4 out, pulled up after next
mid-division, headway 3 out, led before next, ridden clear flat
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms
mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon behind
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never trouble leaders
led, headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
Edgehill may be worth chancing against Turnstile, with Dubonai and Double Gin two others to note. Many will want to be on Turnstile here, simply for the fact that he carries the colours of Graham Wylie, but the plain fact is that Howard Johnson's charge finished behind Edgehill when they met at Kelso a fortnight ago, and has eight lengths to make up on that running. Granted, Turnstile tired in the closing stages, but Edgehill would surely have gone even closer in finishing second to Serbelloni had he not made a costly mistake at the final flight, and with Tony Dobbin, who was on board the winner, now switching to Richard Ford's runner, the hint should be taken. Dubonai was still going well when falling four out at Wetherby last month, while Double Gin was attempting to give weight to subsequent winner Flintoff when beaten narrowly in a Carlisle bumper in March. He will need the run on this, his hurdles bow though, and preference is for Edgehill.
Dubonai (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 5th, in touch when fell 4 out in race won by Celtic Legend (10-3) at Wetherby 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) sft in Nov, 12 ran.
Cottam Phantom 66-1 (11-1) Led, headed 7f out, soon lost place, weakened 4f out, last of 14, well behind Supreme's Legacy (11-4) at Wetherby 2m nhf (H) sft in Nov.
Double Gin 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, chased leaders halfway, led approaching 4f out, ridden approaching 3f out, every chance, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Flintoff (10-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f nhf (H) gs in Mar.
Double Turn 20-1 (11-0) Led, until headed 6f out, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 29l behind Gone Too Far (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m amt hcp (6) gf in Jun (Flat).
Edgehill (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2 out, rallied when stumbled last, ridden and hung left flat, stayed on to chased winner towards finish, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Serbelloni (11-2) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (E) gs.
Koodoo 8-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden and some progress 4f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 13l behind Top Style (8-11) at Ayr 1m 2f stk (H5) sft in Oct '04 (Flat).
Sparkling Taff 25-1 (11-4) In touch, hung left over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 16l behind Albertas Run (11-4) at Haydock 2m nhf (H) gs in Nov.
Turnstile 5-4fav (11-2) Mid-division, headway 4 out, led 2 out, soon headed, ridden and no extra flat, 4th of 15, 9l behind Serbelloni (11-2) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (E) gs.
