in touch, chased leaders 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
with leader, led 3rd, headed 6th, outpaced approaching 2 out
held up in touch, chased leaders after 5th, chased winner after 3 out, ridden and challenged next, weakened flat
led to 3rd, hit next, weakened approaching 7th
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, led 6th, stayed on well from last
Nonrunner
Rosita Bay gets the vote here with Action Stations and Hermano Cordobes rating the main danghers. The selection was a fair thiord behind Soonoma last time out, that form looks rock solid in the context of this race and under similar conditions she looks the one to be on. Action Stations rates the main danger on his latest second behind Riodan in a bumper he uis sure to have been wewll scjhooled for this his hurdling debut and he should be watched in the market. Hermano Cordobes is another that could go well on his latest second behind Maryscross but this looks tougher and his overall profile leaves him with a little to find. Mr Shambles is another that could go well on his latest second behind Freeloader but the suspicion is he will be seen to better effect over a longer trip in time. Of the remainder Digital Fortress hails from a shrewd yard which is in top form but for the winner we return to Rosita Bay.
Action Strasse (IRE) 5-2fav (10-9) Tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, jinked right and headed final 50 yards, not recover, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Riodan (10-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in May.
Buffers Lane (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 5th, chased leader and not fluent 7th, weakened 4 out, behind and pulled up 2 out in race won by Harrycone Lewis (11-6) at Huntingdon 3m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Feb, 13 ran.
Digital Fortress (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Rear of mid-division, improved into 8th over 4f out, 6th 2f out, kept on, 4th of 16, 10l behind Stringfellow (11-6) at Navan 2m nhf gf in May '05.
Hermano Cordobes (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Jumped right repeatedly, led 2nd, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Maryscross (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 7f nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Mr Shambles 66-1 (10-9) Held up, towards rear, headway 5th, ridden to go 2nd 2 out, blundered last, one pace, 2nd of 12, 9l behind Freeloader (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Sept.
Bobbing Cove 22-1 (10-13) Tracked clear leader, lost place 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Another Superman (10-6) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Sept.
Royal Attraction Evensfav (11-2) In touch, led after 6f, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 21l behind Jim The Gent (10-12) at Perth 2m nhf (6) gf in Jul.
Rosita Bay 3-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, chased leader soon after and weakened approaching last, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Sonoma (10-7) at N Abbot 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gf in May.
