behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next
held up, mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden next, stayed on under pressure
led, ridden last, headed close home
tracked leaders, ridden approching last, ran on to lead close home
held up mid-division, not fluent 3 out, ridden approaching next, soon weakened
always behind, mistake 5th, pulled up before 2 out
in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last
tracked leaders, mistake 5th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, stayed on towards finish
held up mid-division, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from last
took keen hold, held up, jumped slow 5th, weakened approaching 2 out
with leader, every chance 3 out, weakened next
in touch, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, mistake last when weakening
took keen hold, in touch, ridden and weakened from 4 out
In a modest heat, Eskimo Pie gets the vote ahead of possibly Mandica, Miss Cospector and Caipiroska. Birdwatch has so far not carried his promising bumper efforts into hurdling. Looking at the field. Winning pointer Caipiroska could be interesting from the rejuvenated Ferdy Murphy stable although he'll need to step up on his Carlisle run. Cool Cossack looked promising back in April 2003 but will have to improve on his recent reappearance run to feature. Mandica showed plenty of promise in a Worcester bumper last time so is maybe one to consider. Michael's Joy is another one to monitor in the betting, although he has been injury-prone since a promising debut run in March 2003. Miss Cospector has at least won a similar event and, overall, certainly cannot be dismissed from calculations. Notanotherdonkey is another to have shown bumper promise and will probably appreciate a step up in trip, similar comments applying to Pinnacle Ridge. Prince Of Slane has also shown promise, while Radbrook Hall is a winning pointer. As we say, this is not a strong race and maybe the winning answer lies in Eskimo Pie.
