in touch, ridden after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, hit fifth, led 7th, pushed clear approaching last, stayed on
mistake 1st, held up, headway 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
chased leaders, mistake 8th, blundered next, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, led approaching 4th, headed 7th, every chance after 3 out, hit 2 out, soon beaten
jumped left, led, hit 3rd, headed approaching next, weakened 6th, behind when pulled up before 8th
Richard Johnson will undoubtedly know plenty about the ability of the in-form Bonus Bridge and if this race comes around too soon for the top weight he will undoubtedly be wise to exploiting any openings with Saragann. And the partnership are taken to make use of the lump of weight they receive from the Henry Daly-trained gelding and are selected over Scotmail Lad as the likeliest type to nail the top prize today. Of the rest: Marigliano has chances on the best of his efforts and could easily sneak into the runner up spot if he fires like he can today. However, like Kind Sir, he has never been the most reliable character to deal with and he is hard to recommend on the balance of his from in this company. In contrast Saragann is now 7lb lower in the handicap than he was a couple of seasons ago and has been given a real chance by the assessor. Bonus Bridge has to be respected but he has it all to do at the weights and makes limited appeal if, as is predicted, he is set to go off at very cramped odds.
