held up in touch, headway to lead approaching 2 out, driven out flat
held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, beaten when brought down last
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden approaching last, kept on under pressure flat
led, blundered 3rd, mistake and headed 3 out, soon weakened, well behind when hampered last
always behind, tailed off when pulled before last
mid-division, mistake 4th, outpaced after 3 out, kept on same pace flat
towards rear, pushed along halfway, outpaced 3 out, kept on one pace flat
soon behind, tailed off when pulled before last
tracked leader, led briefly 3 out, weakened next, behind when brought down last
mid-division, headway after 3 out, outpaced from next
mid-division, pushed along 3 out, disputing poor 5th when fell last
Not much strength in depth here and the only winner in the field Alam, must have a squeak, despite his penalty. A wide margin winner of a moderate contest at at Ayr, Peter Monteith's gelding is open to improvement. However, he was some way inferior to Medallist on the flat and although the latter didn't show much on his debut over timber, he too is open to improvement. Double Spey shaped quite nicely on his jumping debut behind the ill fated Tunstall and he can be expected to step up on that effort. A chance is taken with Thunder Canyon, who shaped well enough on his debut, on a track that would have been too sharp for him. He stayed well on the flat and while he will be suited by further in time, this stiffer track should help.
