held up towards rear, pushed along after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off
led to 6th, chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
in touch, went 2nd approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next
in rear, driven along, tailed off from 4th
held up, pushed along approaching 6th, weakened from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
towards rear, pushed along 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before last
chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on well, ridden out flat
close up, ridden approaching 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner
held up mid-division, pushed along and behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
pushed along after 6th, behind from 8th, never dangerous
An uninspiring contest filled with mainly disappointing performers but Intrepid Mogal has some respectable recent form and may provide the answer. The son of Terimon put up a fair effort when a close second on his first start for eight months in a similar event at Huntingdon in January and confirmed the view when chasing home the smart Joly Bey over three miles at Chepstow late last month. With few miles on the clock, there is every reason to believe that there may be further improvement to come and he should give a good account under a useful conditional rider. Mr Christie has claims on his second at Haydock in December but has twice disappointed since while Kippanour faces no easy task under top weight. The Kew Tour is likely to need this after an absence of 11 months but Maraud followed November's Catterick win with a fair effort in defeat last time and this represents a drop in grade.
