chased leading pair, reminder after 3rd and 6th, behind next, went poor 3rd after last, closed on 2nd but no chance with easy winner
chased leader, led 3 out (usual 4 out ), soon clear, very easily
held up in 4th, headway after 5th, went 3rd 7th, no chance with 1st two, weakened into poor 4th and eased after the last
led, clear 3rd until next, hit 8th, mistake and headed 3 out (usual 4 out), no chance with easy winner, held on for 2nd
FURROWS missed the whole of last year but has slipped down the weights and showed the benefit when beaten only a couple of lengths at Uttoxeter behind a subsequent winner. Oliver Sherwood's charge looks to have strong claims on that form. Kayfton Pete looks the main danger as he had been in decent form before falling at Market Rasen having scored at the same track in April but it's difficult to make a case for the remaining pair with Shrapnel preferred to Jack The Gent as he drops in class.
Shrapnel (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 7, 27l behind Le Bacardy (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in May.
Furrows 6-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, went 3rd before last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Strongly Suggested (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Kayfton Pete 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, fell 7th, in a race won by Great Link (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd, 7 ran.
Jack The Gent (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Took keen hold, held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, well beaten after 14th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Greenlaw (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
