prominent, not clear run while over 1f out, soon ridden and not quicken
tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, weakened 2f out
took keen hold and tracked leaders, weakened 2f out
held up, headway on inside well over 1f out, shaken up and not quicken final furlong
held up in touch, headway on outside to lead 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well
held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner
held up, switched right 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on
tracked leader and keen, every chance over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up on outside, ridden and behind final 2f
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
Anduril has, like a lot of Paul Blockley's horses, been in good form here recently but has been running over further and may not be so effective dropped to seven furlongs so the vote goes to Craic Sa Ceili who gets the vote ahead of No Grouse. The last mentioned returns to the all-weather on a decent looking mark and has to be respected if he can recapture his old form, although the David Evans-trained gelding disappointed during the latter stages of the turf season. Befriend, a stablemate of Anduril, may well bounce so a bigger threat is likely to come from Rock Concert, who has been running with some consistency of late. Stablemate Western Roots has claims on his best and is well treated on official BHB ratings but is not the most consistent of performers and of more interest may be Givemethemoonlight provided that she is fit enough after an absence. The vote though goes to Craic Sa Ceili, who showed his best form since leaving Mick Channon's stable when running out the good winner of a course and distance handicap last week. A reproduction of that effort may suffice.
