held up in touch, ridden and mistake 7th, no impression
chased leaders, reminders after 3rd, hit 5th, outpaced from next
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 7th, took moderate 3rd 2 out, stayed on
not fluent, led to 7th, led again after 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on
chased leaders, led 7th, headed after next, every chance approaching last, one pace
Granite Man gets the confident vote here with Gabor and Lankawi rating the main dangers. The selection won well last time out when beating Dr Curullo and although rising in the weights he again has conditions to suit and he is taken to defy the handicaper. Gabor rates the main danger as he won well last time when beating Munaawesh but this looks tougher and his penalty may just find him out. Lankawi is another that could go well on his latest fourth behind Speed Venture but he looks high enough in the weights and may just need the run after a 217 day abscence. Of the remainder Wise Tale looks on a handy mark but is hard to win with and for the winner we return to Granite Man.
Granite Man (IRE) 7-4fav (11-11) Led, mistake and headed 3rd, mistake 6th, led 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, driven out, won at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Aug beating Dr Cerullo (11-12) by 5l, 5 ran.
Michaels Dream (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Mid-division, behind from 7, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Rabbit (10-8) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf, 12 ran.
Gabor 6-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader approaching 3 out, led approaching last, clear flat, won at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Aug beating Munaawesh (10-7) by 8l, 10 ran.
Present Oriented (USA) 9-2 (10-4) Jumped right, mistakes, chased leaders, ridden, every chance approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 20l behind Ragdale Hall (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Lankawi 3-1fav (11-5) Prominent, led 2nd to 7th, led again 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 12, 16l behind Speed Venture (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb.
Wise Tale 7-2 (11-7) Tracked winner, led 3rd, headed 7th, pushed along and outpaced next, stayed on from last, took 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Granite Man (11-11) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Aug.