held up, lost touch after 4th, pulled up before next
held up, headway 6th, chased winner 3 out, driven and stayed on towards finish
keen, tracked leaders, lost place 4th, not fluent next, soon struggling, blundered 4 out, detached
led, headed 3rd, tracked winner until 3 out, ridden and stayed on one pace run in
tracked leader, led 3rd, clear 3 out, soon ridden, driven and all out
keen, close up, headway 4th, ridden and lost place 6th, pulled up soon after 4 out
held up, struggling 5th, never a factor
tracked leader, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
Sand Blast made no show on his hurdles bow at Southwell and is best watched again here. Bandit Country has won over fences and has only finished out of the frame once in five starts over timber so shouldn't be far away. It's A Steal has won twice over fences so is another for the short-list but we'll take a chance on former pointer SPILLERS DREAM. The champion jockey will need to make the most of his stamina but he's totally unexposed under Rules. Thunder Pass has won twice over 1m6f on the Flat so should stay and could go close if taking to hurdles.
Askcolin (IRE) Ashkalani gelding out of Wild Bramble.
Bandit Country (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Held up on 4th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd before not fluent next, raced awkwardly and no impression on winner, went 2nd flat, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Lettheriverrundry (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in May.
Ghetto Blaster (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Raced keenly, led until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 10, 28 1/4l behind Stand By Me (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (6) gd in May.
It's A Steal (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Raced keenly, led until soon after 3 out, weakening when mistake next, 4th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Misty Mai (10-5) at Ffos Las 2m 4f (4) gd in May.
Sand Blast 16-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, slow 1st, not fluent next, outpaced 7th, weakened next, 5th of 9, dist behind Phobiaphiliac (11-1) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in May.
Saruni (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, lost place after 4f, well beaten final 5f, last of 10, dist behind Brio Conti (11-2) at Stratford 2m mdn (5) gs in May.
Spillers Dream (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) In tch til outpcd 4 out; r.o flat, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Doyen Dynamo (12-0) at Bratton Down 3m gd in May.
Thunder Pass (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 21 1/4l behind Be My Sea (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
