chased leaders, ridden approaching 5 out, weakened from 3 out
held up, ridden and outpaced from 4 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner
held up, headway 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out
led after 1st, clear 3 out, easily
held up and keen, tracking leaders 4th, chased winner from 6 out, jumped right and blundered 2 out, lost 2nd flat when weakening
held up in touch, not fluent 6th, in 5th and weakening when blundered 4 out
held up in rear, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened last
took keen hold, led to 1st, tracked leaders, lost place 4th, blundered 5th, pulled up before 6 out
Ceresfield returned to winning ways at Musselburgh last month but, with his main danger falling at the last, Richard Guest's gelding looks harshly treated off a 6lb higher mark and preference is for White Dove, who gets the verdict over Sound of Cheers. The last mentioned is 6lbs higher than when scoring at Catterick two starts ago and struggled off his new mark at Sedgefield last time. Peter Beaumont's Ocean Dancer is probably open to further improvement than most and is another worthy of a mention, along with the consistent Polish Pilot but the vote goes to White Dove. The Ian Williams-trained mare does not have many miles on the clock and made a winning start to her chasing career when landing a handicap at Hereford last month. A 4lb rise for that seems perfectly fair and she is taken to follow up.
