behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, weakening when mistake last
keen, in touch, led approaching last, ridden out
in touch to 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, ridden when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway and mistake 8th, ridden 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd flat, eased and lost place towards finish
prominent, lost place 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 8th
mid-division, ridden after 9th, soon weakened
held up and keen, headway approaching 8th, ridden 3 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
in touch, hit 9th, soon weakened
led to 8th, mistake 9th, soon ridden, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 9th, weakened 3 out
with leader, led 8th, ridden 3 out, headed approaching last, one pace
behind, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous
behind, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, kept on one pace
held up, headway after 6th, weakened approaching 8th
Nonrunner
Martin Pipe's Astronaut was a decent performer in this grade two year's ago and has to be respected, however we will side with Aleemdar, with Idlewild and Somewin also expected to go close. The selection was good value for his narrow success at Cartmel last time. He had done very little for sometime but was quite decent in his younger days and as this was his first run in a year he should be capable of improvement. Idlewild did well in slightly better company last time and although not exactly shooting down the weights, he should be capable of getting involved in the finish. Somewin was successful in a similar race to this back in May and hasn't been disgraced in better company since. She gets into this race on bottom weight and has to be respected. Fullopep and Fiddles Music also catch the eye on recent efforts, but so long as Aleemdar doesn't bounce he looks the one to be on.
