very keen and unseated rider before start, led, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed home turn, weakened tamely and pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, pushed along and reminders 6th, ridden and led before 2 out, stayed on to go clear last, idled closing stages, just did enough
chased leader, not fluent 3 out and shaken up, led home turn, soon ridden and headed, weakened quickly
held up in rear, novicey at times, headway into 2nd before 2 out, soon pushed along, not fluent 2 out, no impression when hit last, rallied run-in, closing at finish
FREE HANDSHAKE has switched stables since getting off the mark at Cartmel in June but it will be a surprise if he can’t defy his penalty. Let's Have Another also carries 7lb extra having won his maiden here in April, though he was an expensive failure subsequently at Warwick. Chilinlikeavillain might do better now going hurdling but Broadway Boy is making his racecourse debut.
Free Handshake (FR) 13-8 (11-4) Led until after 2nd, prominent, not fluent 6th, led 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on well, well in command final 150 yards, won at Cartmel 2m 6f mdn (4) gs in Jun beating Ballyquin Bay (10-12) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Let's Have Another (IRE) 10-11fav (11-10) Handy on inside, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden along, beaten before 2 out, well held when blundered last, 5th of 9, 22 1/4l behind Leylak (11-3) at Warwick 2m 3f (4) gd in May.
Chilinlikeavillain (IRE) 17-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders out wide, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place and well behind, 8th of 9, 25 1/4l behind Parc D'amour (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar.
Broadway Boy (IRE) Malinas gelding out of Broadway Theatre.
