held up, in touch, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden next, no extra last
held up mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up, headway to go in touch after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
close up, lost place 4 out, tailed off when pulled up next
tracked leaders, led 5th, stayed on well from last
held up, pushed along 7th, headway 4 out, kept on from last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, in 3rd when blundered badly last, kept on
led, headed 5th, quickly weakened and tailed off from 3 out
A low key start to proceedings and HERALDRY is the pick with Laborec and Cruise Director others to consider. The selection is not without worries as his last two performances have been disappointing. That said, some of his earlier efforts are the proverbial country mile better than the majority of the others and he is more than capable of acting on the surface. Laborec stays three miles so the trip is no issue. Whether he acts on the surface is another matter entirely. Cruise Director is far from straight forward. He won a bad claimer on the bit at Southwell though that was staged on a fast surface. Calfraz has had two runs following a sizeable absence and has to be noted closely in the market. Railway Park invariably travels well though seems incredibly weak in a finish. A race where Heraldry is clear on the ratings though enthusiasm for him is somewhat weakened by his moderate recent form.
Heraldry (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) In rear, hit 8th, pushed along after next, left third 10th, soon tailed off, 3rd of 4, well behind Gansey (11-2) at Haydock 2m 4f beg chs (4) hvy.
Carlton Mac 22-1 (9-7) Held up, towards rear, headway on inside to moderate 3rd 2f out, driven and weakened 1f out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Sphere (8-11) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf in Sep (flat).
Railway Park (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, chased leaders 5th, weakened approaching last, 4th of 9, 16l behind Hareem (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 3f clm hdl (5) sft.
Cruise Director 6-4 (10-11) Took keen hold, held up, headway into 3rd at 8th, went 2nd going well before 2 out, led between last 2, soon clear, in command when not fluent last, easily, won at Southwell 3m clm hdl (5) gf beating Deadline (11-0) by 6l, 5 ran.
Mistral De La Cour (FR) 10-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out, 5th of 15, well behind Saafend Rocket (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf in May.
Laborec (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, last of 14, 31l behind River Logic (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) hvy.
Calfraz 16-1 (11-0) In rear, not fluent 8th and next, struggling 10th, soon lost touch, no danger after, last of 6, 48l behind Hockenheim (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 5f beg chase (4) hvy in Mar.
Karathaena (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, well behind Classic Act (10-9) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Mar.
Our Spring 50-1 (10-9) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, behind approaching 6th, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Emperor Concerto (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Oct.
