tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 1f out, one pace
led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, kept on
in rear and in touch, headway over 4f out, led 1f out, kept on, driven out
tracked leader, pushed along and reminders before 4f out, soon outpaced, rallied over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish
The Skelton's THE WESTERN FORCE is by leading NH sire Westerner and a half-brother to a bumper winner in Ireland. This isn't a difficult start and the four-year-old can make a winning racecourse debut. Knight's Reward has his sights lowered a little while Canicallyouback, I'm A Joker and Patavinus all showed ability on their respective introductions with Evan Williams' charge possibly the pick of that trio.
Canicallyouback 8-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 7l behind Bobble Boru (10-9) at Ludlow 1m 6f NH flat (5) gs in Nov.
I'm A Joker 8-1 (11-2) Held up, headway 7f out, went 3rd over 2f out, soon outpaced, well held by front pair over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 15l behind River Deep (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Jan.
Knight's Reward 66-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 12f out until 4f out, chased leaders, weakened entering final 3f, 8th of 18, 49l behind Gaitway (10-9) at Newbury 2m NH flat (2) gs in Mar.
The Western Force (IRE) Westerner gelding out of Park Belle.
Patavinus 8-1 (11-2) Held up behind in touch, outpaced over 4f out, driven and kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders, 5th of 8, 12l behind Nicolas Chauvin (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (5) gd in Sep.
