held up in rear, pushed along 6th, ridden 5 out, headway approaching next, left in lead 3 out, kept on from next, ridden out
led to 3rd, chased leader, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, hit 10th, ridden and soon weakened
with leader, led 3rd, clear 8th, ridden and 2 and a half lengths clear when fell 3 out
held up, headway 8th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, ridden and badly hampered 3 out, no extra from last
Europa looks the one to be on here having shown he handles this course and has the necessary form on the ground. A tough and consistent sort he should be hard to beat if at the top of his game. Devon View, if he can put a fall at Sandown last time out behind him, should be able to give the selection most to do having raced recently at a trip short of his best. Mr Bossman put in a career best run last time out at Kempton where he gave rookie trainer Richard Guest his first winner. This drop in trip is not ideal but it is always foolish to rule out a horse in form. Duchamp put in his best performance of the season last time out at Kempton and at this very best he would go close here however he needs to find a lot with Mr Bossman and is overlooked today.
