held up in touch, chased leaders 2 out, soon outpaced and ridden, went 2nd and kept on flat, gaining towards finish, never quite getting to winner
raced keenly, in touch, went 2nd at 6th, driven and lost place after 2 out, no impression before last, stayed on to take well held 3rd flat
prominent early, behind from 3rd, headway to track leaders when not fluent 6th, challenge after 2 out, outpaced before last, no impression when lost place flat
raced keenly, held up in touch, tracked leaders on inside after 3 out, driven when slightly outpaced after next, led turning in, clear last, ridden out, always doing enough to hold on
tracked leader, led after 2nd, headed when ridden turning in, soon weakened, tailed off
in touch, not fluent 3rd, lost place after 3 out, ridden and lost touch before next, tailed off when pulled up before last
led to after 2nd, chased leader, lost place and reminders after 6th, behind from 4 out, tailed off
SOLO SAXOPHONE (NAP) landed a gamble at Wetherby last Thursday without breaking sweat. He is clearly a long way ahead of the handicapper at present and a 7lb penalty here is unlikely to prevent a quick double. Saint Freule won here in November and returned from a break to record a second course victory last month. However, both of those races were over 2m on ground with some give. Fisher Green may now be in the handicapper’s grip but Becky The Thatcher usually gives a good account.
Becky The Thatcher 10-1 (11-6) Close up, dropped to rear 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced next, rallied flat, 5th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Theatrebar (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Saint Freule (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Unruly before start, chased leader from 1st, led 2 out, pushed clear approaching last, driven out, won at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Snookered (11-9) by 14l, 9 ran.
The Vocalist 20-1 (11-10) Mid-division, closed 2nd, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, dist behind Burrows Park (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Solo Saxophone (IRE) 2-1fav (11-7) Held up in touch, smooth headway tracking leaders approaching 3 out, led on bit bypassing omitted next, hard held, won at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Jack Lamb (11-3) by 7l, 9 ran.
Welsh Rarebit 33-1 (10-3) Towards rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out, no impression, 12th of 19, 31 3/4l behind Chief Justice (11-2) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Fisher Green (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 16 1/4l behind Suggestion (11-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Moorlands Mist 28-1 (11-9) Jumped left, led until after 2nd, chased leader until after 7th, lost place 4 out, well beaten from next, pulled up before 2 out, at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
