held up, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden, kept on and no impression from next
held up, headway 13th, ridden approaching 3 out, went 2nd and hit last, kept on towards finish
always towards rear, hit 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
chased clear pair, joined leader 11th, led and hit next, hit 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, hit last 2, kept on
always towards rear, reminders after 9th, mistake 11th, tailed off
held up in touch, hit 10th, mistake 12th, went 2nd next, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
tracked clear leader, ridden approaching 4 out, outpaced from 5 out, soon ridden, kept on from 3 out
led and soon clear, weakened approaching 5 out, soon tailed off
Place Above gets our vote here ahead of Gangsters R Us and Shays Lane. Looking at the principals as we see them. Much as he is well weighted based on hurdling form, Simlet is struggling to get his head in front over fences although he is often placed. Gangsters R Us won three chases in a row at Musselburgh at the start of the year and is now edging back towards a winning mark. Why The Big Paws and Weaver George are consistent and have place claims again. Place Above runs under a penalty following an emphatic Sedgefield success and looks set to play a leading part here. Doube You Cubed has been beaten from his revised mark since winning at Perth. Shays Lane is now just four pounds above a winning mark, his stable is in form and Paul Carberry rides. Fisher Street is well below a winning mark now but his last few efforts have been very modest. However, he races in first-time blinkers today. Overall, though, Place Above is taken to confirm the view he left at Sedgefield.
