led, soon clear, headed 4th, ridden and weakened 4 out
very slow away, in rear, hit 3rd, went prominent 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
chased leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, soon on bit, rallied next, kept on same pace
held up, hit 5th, headway approaching 4 out, ridden to challenge and not fluent 2 out, soon no impression
chased leaders, lost place approaching 3rd, behind from 4 out
held up, headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd next, ridden to challenge approaching last, led final 100 yards, all out
chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened and headed final 100 yards
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, behind when fell last
chased leaders, hit 8th, behind from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
pushed along halfway, ridden and hit 3 out, kept on from 2 out, nearest finish
soon tracking leaders, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next
A competitive affair for the Merseyside punters to get their teeth into. Meadows Boy was on his best behaviour when scoring in lesser grade at the last meeting. However, he returned to his wicked ways last time out when refusing to line up. Vilprano certainly knows his way around the track and it would be no surprise to see the eleven-year-old go close if the ground were to be bottomless. Sadler's Secret and Mithak renew rivalries. The latter is now better off in this race and is probably a more realistic proposition in the going. Ocean Tide is made as a tentative selection. He was more than capable of handling the surface during his flat career and it is interesting that the trainer has elected to use the services of a professional jockey on this occasion.
