led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching next
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakening 2 out in 3rd when blundered last
held up in rear, pushed along 4th, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, kept on onepaced next
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened last
mid-divison, blundered 2nd, ridden 3 out, onepaced and no impression next
always prominent, led 3 out, soon ridden, kept on from last ridden out
mid-division, pushed along 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, chased winner from 2 out, kept on no impression
held up, saddle slipped approaching 4th, soon pulled up
chased leaders, lost place from 5th, tailed off from 7th, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
prominent, hit 2nd, lost pace from 6th, tailed off from 3 out
held up towards rear, headway on outer approaching 6th, in 3rd when blundered 2 out, onepaced after
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out
prominent until lost place approaching 6th, tailed off from 3 out
A moderate contest to get the card underway with the top weight Highbank having a rating of just 88. He, along with Divulge, Breathtaking View and Comfortable Call look the ones to concentrate on and with the booking of Mick Fitzgerald catching the eye for the latter, he gets the vote. The selection, a winner here back in April, is closely matched on earlier form with Highbank, but he is unexposed over this trip over timber, and as he stayed a 16-furlongs on the flat, there is every reason to believe he should improve for this stiffer test. Mary Reveley, who had three entered in this at the five-days, relies on Highbank, although relies probably isn't the right word in his case as he has never been the most reliable of animals. However, if on a going day, he is more than capable. Divulge didn't look to go through with his effort at Huntingdon last time, despite wearing the sheepskin cheekpieces and is one to have reservations about, so the main danger could come from Breathtaking View, who takes a drop in class. He ran well for a long way behind the useful Sh Boom at Huntingdon back in March and a reproduction of that effort would see him taking a hand at this level.
