held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up in rear, some headway over 4f out, soon ridden, beaten
ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f out
held up in touch, pushed along and dropped rear, 7f out, never dangerous after
keen early, track leaders, lead over 2f out, clear over 1f out, comfortably
mid-division, headway halfway, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
A typical 'watch the market' type of bumper here, with very little form to go on, and the selection goes to newcomer Noplanofaction to score in receipt of weight from likely rival Bearaway. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained Noplanofaction is by Be My Native and should therefore act on this ground. Sure to be fit enough, his trainer will have him well schooled for this first racecourse appearance and he can make it a winning one. Bearaway is one of the most experienced runner in the field and has to merit plenty of respect. Improving on his debut outing, he stayed on strongly to win at Southwell last time and can chase home the selection here. Tony Dobbin takes the mount of The Leazes here and that is a big plus for the Alan Dickman-trained gelding, who ran out of gas last time and still needs to improve to be involved here, while Mark Brisbourne's Iftikhar is another to consider and that market should be watched, though the vote to 'get out' goes with Noplanofaction.
