held up in rear, mistake and reminder 10th, jumped slowly next, soon lost touch
chased leaders, hit 11th, weakened next
in touch, hit 15th, soon weakened, 4th and beaten when mistake last
with leader, led 3rd, mistake and headed 13th, ridden to lead again 16th, headed 2 out, stayed on flat
held up, ridden after 16th, soon weakened
led to 3rd, chased leader, not fluent 12th, led 13th to 16th, ridden to lead again 2 out, ran on
mid-division, headway approaching 13th, ridden after 3 out, weakened flat
headway 10th, weakened after 3 out
Ballyvaddy runs well fresh and can account for Captains Table and Tribal Dancer. A useful sort for Toby Balding in his prime, he is now in the care of new licence holder Jonathan Geake and with the majority of opposition defecting at the overnight stage, he should be up to this task given that the handicapper has dropped him a couple of pounds since chasing home Colonel Frank in better company last time out. Captain's Table should front-run again despite being upped in trip. He has few miles on the clock for a twelve year old but stayed two miles five effectively last season. Tribal Dancer has few concerns about the trip. His stable are running relatively well although the horse himself has had a poor season thus far. First time headgear and a positive ride were responsible in part for Lodestar's victory at Kempton. Today is a tougher task off a revised handicap mark. Ennel Boy is watched in the market while the likeable Skycab is starting to be offered leniency by the handicapper now that he is very much at the age where retirement is a possibility. Ballyvaddy gets the vote on this occasion.
