tracked leaders, jumped slowly 5th, ridden after 9th, soon lost touch, went 2nd flat
tracked winner, mistake 7th, no impression when not fluent 2 out, weakened into 3rd flat
made all, hit 9th, clear 2 out, stayed on well
Beaujolais Bob is 5lb out of the handicap and, though receiving plenty of weight from his two rivals, is hard to fancy as he's shown little so far under Rules or between the flags and hasn't raced since May. Tachbury also has an absence to overcome and has no form on ground this soft which leaves RIDDLESTOWN as the likely winner as he did score off a higher mark in 2014 and is back over his best trip this afternoon.
Riddlestown (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led or disputed lead until after 3 out, soon outpaced, well held before next, 4th of 14, 24 3/4l behind Shinooki (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Tachbury 7-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, one pace before last, 3rd of 13, 8l behind The Winking Prawn (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Beaujolais Bob 4-1 (12-0) (tt) a wl bhnd, 6th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Bruton (12-0) at Black Forest Lodge 3m mdn hvy in Jan.
