made all, not fluent 1st, ridden approaching last, kept on well
held up in mid-division and keen, went 2nd approaching 2 out, soon ridden, always held
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out
tracked leader, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 2 out
held up in rear, struggling from 3rd
held up towards rear and keen, good headway to go 2nd 4th, weakened quickly approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, hit 2nd, kept on from 2 out
held up, reminders 3rd, struggling from 3rd, pulled up after 7th
held up towards rear, chased leaders in 3rd when blundered last, soon weakened
chased leaders, weakened approaching 7th, pulled up before 2 out
The manner of NAGAM's victory last time means he's hard to ignore so we won't and he should have too much for Patton and At The Money. The selection does seem to favour quicker ground and certainly benefitted for it last time scoring by 23 lengths off a mark five pounds lighter. A repeat performance will mean the extra burden won't be a problem and with the lines franked from that last outing and with further decent form behind Little Schilling this winter he looks set fair to double up. Patton hails from the inform Alan King stable and has shown signs of promise in just four starts over timber. His mark looks about right now and he's only really been beaten by decent sorts so far and this could be his easiest assignment. At The Money should be another in the mix with his only win coming over course and distance off this mark in November. Oniz Tiptoes is now back to his last winning rating so shouldn't be ruled out and Black Mogul also looks competitive off a mark two just two pounds heavier when he last got his head in front. Plenty in this field look well treated but Nagam looks best of the lot.
At The Money 10-1 (11-9) Ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Cockatoo (11-6) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Patton (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden to chase winner briefly approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 10, 42l behind Giles Cross (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Oniz Tiptoes (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Held up, driven 7th, out paced 4 out, kept on flat, 4th of 5, 13l behind Prince Taime (11-1) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Mar.
Black Mogul 4-1 (11-4) Led to 1st, with leader, wandered 2nd, lost 2nd 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 7, 23l behind Mortimers Cross (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
Nagam (FR) 7-2 (11-9) Led, headed 2nd, stayed prominent, left in lead 11th, clear 3 out, easily, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar beating Toni Alcala (11-0) by 23l, 9 ran.
Bennynthejets (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Prominent, led after 2nd, headed 7th, weakened next, pulled up before last, in a race won by Swampy Blue (9-13) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr '08, 12 ran.
Mistress To No One 15-2 (10-9) Always behind, ridden and struggling soon after 3 out, 10th of 14, 24l behind Stance (10-4) at Sandown 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gs in Feb.
McEldowney 50-1 (10-3) Held up, reminders 2nd, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, well behind Magical Legend (11-11) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Formedable (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon held, 6th of 14, 19l behind Ready To Crown (10-5) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Kyathos (GER) 25-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, 5th of 7, well behind Joe Jo Star (11-8) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.
