held up in mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on well
held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 4f out
race keen in touch, effort and chance over 3f out, one paced final 2f
held up in touch, ridden to challenge 3f out, one paced final 2f out
close up, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f, kept on same pace
held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden and effort 3f out, kept on same pace
mid-divsion, pushed along 6f out, soon weakened
mid-divsion, headway and effort 4f out, no extra final 2f
towards rear, stumbled after 2f, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out
mid-divsion, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along 5f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, not trouble leaders
led, headed over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
towards rear, headway and effort over 4f out, weakened 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
Len Lungo excels in these bumpers and Paddy The Piper makes the last of his four appearances in such a contest here. After a couple of promising efforts the gelding got his nose in front last time, appears to like decent ground and, with those experiences in the plus column, he can defy his penalty to win this. Gary's Pimpernel was a winner at Catterick on his debut and has to be respected, though it did not look to be as good a race as those contested by the selection. He also has to prove he handles quicker ground. One who will go on it is Random Native, a winner last time out at Catterick, and who has been given a break since. He can give the selection most to do.
