towards rear, ridden for headway approaching 5th, weakening after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, led approaching 3rd, soon clear, ridden approaching 6th, headed and weakened, pulled up before 3 out
held up in touch, ridden from 6th, one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakened 5th
held up towards rear, headway 5th, ridden and beaten 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden and switched right to chase leaders 3 out, slight chance 2 out, jumped slowly last, ran on
prominent, lost place 3rd, pulled up before 2 out
always towards rear, behind when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, mistake and unseated rider 3rd
held up mid-division, headway after 4th, led approaching 3 out, headed approaching next, ridden, weakening when mistake last
towards rear, well behind halfway, stayed from 3 out
Dunraven gets our vote here ahead of Sir Walter with possibly Resistance and Caribbean Man others to consider. Dunraven ran well from today's mark when returned to hurdles last time and, with a visor fitted for the first time, can follow that up with success in the seller. Resistance is also fitted with a first-time visor. He is dropped to this grade for the first-time also, hails from a canny yard and the market should be watched with interest with regard to his chances. Sir Walter won from an eleven-pound higher mark in March 2002 and a return to something near that level would give him claims too. Zahaalie is a course and distance winner from a three-pound higher mark, but that was back in November 2000, while Majic Dust showed his first bit of form last time, but it came at a very modest level. Caribbean Man finished two-and-a-half lengths behind him that day but was staying on and is now weighted to gain revenge. He could go well. Bachelors Pad certainly has a shout for a place from his current mark, while Donatus is well weighted on his best form, including during the summer of 2002, but appears to have had problems and has shown little in his last few outings. Baby Jane has shown some promise and might fare better dropped to this grade. Once again, though, we return to Dunraven as our idea of the winner.
