tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead 2 out, soon ridden, kept on
led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
behind, ridden approaching 3 out to chase leaders, soon one pace
prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
behind, hit 4th, soon weakened and lost touch, behind and pulled up before 3 out
Andre Chenier has most weight but can still prove up to the task over his older rivals, including Crosby Dancer and Templet. This is a poor contest and should be well within the scope of Andre Chenier who showed there is a better race than this to be won with him when third in a class 4 handicap hurdle over the track-and-trip at the start of the month. That will have sharpened him up, as his previous effort was actually not a bad one when fourth of eight on the Flat at Ayr in June, and the drop to this level should help a lot. Crosby Dancer on the other hand has more to find, as his only victory to date came in selling company at Sedgefield in May. He does receive a stone from Peter Monteith's runner here though and may at least make a race of it. Templet is another that normally gets found out when stepping out of selling grade, and unless the market suggests otherwise, Andre Chenier is the safest option.
Andre Chenier (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened from last, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Supply And Fix (10-4) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Candarli (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Led and jumped well, headed 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat, 3rd of 8, 13l behind Irish Wolf (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf.
Fiori 33-1 (10-1) Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4th, well behind when mistake 3 out, 17th of 18, 36l behind Glimmer of Light (9-7) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Apr.
Templet (USA) 13-2 (10-9) Held up, headway after 8th, mistake 9th, soon ridden and struggling, 5th of 6, 27l behind Rushneeyriver (10-12) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Crosby Dancer 9-1 (10-10) Held up and keen early, mid-division from halfway, ridden approaching 9th, weakened from next, 6th of 11, 37l behind Greenfort Brave (10-1) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Beauchamp Quest 20-1 (12-0) Bhnd when pulled up in race won by Washita River (12-0) at Clifton-On-dunsm 3m ptp gd in Apr, 12 ran.
