chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure to lead close home
prominent, ridden after 8th, weakening when not fluent 3 out
held up, ridden and headway approaching 8th, weakened 3 out
keen, mid-division, ridden and lost place after 6th, soon tailed off
held up, mistake 3rd, headway after 6th, soon ridden, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway after 6th, weakened 3 out
always towards rear
in touch, hit 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next
mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway 8th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
in touch, ridden 7th, weakened next
led and jumped right, hit 7th, clear 3 out, ridden approaching last, headed and no extra close home
He's The Guvnor can give weight and a beating to Rosetown, with Nick The Silver likely to prove troublesome off his low weight. Although Bob Buckler has not been in good form, he can look ahead to an upturn in fortunes now, with He's The Guvnor, who ended the Dorset trainer's barren spell at Towcester last week, selected to follow up. The six-year-old paid a handsome compliment to prolific winner Celtic Son when bolting up at the Northants circuit as he had signaled his intent by chasing home the Pipe horse at Exeter the time before. A seven-pound rise here still leaves him well in as he is set to go up a further six-pounds on Saturday, so this future chaser should pay to follow. Rosetown should give him most to do, but his form does not read as good, while Nick The Silver caused a surprise when scoring at Hereford, and his new trainer Martin Pipe is sure to place the four-year-old to good effect. The rest are very much up against it, and it should pay to stick with He's The Guvnor with conditions very much in his favour.
