held up, effort approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on to go 2nd last, no chance with winner
led to 3rd, soon lost place and behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
prominent, led 4 out, clear 2 out, ridden out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden and hit 2 out, weakened last
prominent, led 3rd, headed 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
A truly desperate contest. Occam would be a confident selection if the ground was fast but with conditions on the soft side, he is easy to oppose. Similarly, Drama King now minus his regular rider, Emily Jones, would prefer conditions on the faster side. Bint St James was a major disappointment at Wetherby on his seasonal debut but should at least handle the conditions. Sirrindi is dropped back in trip while Flush makes his second run in only two years. The TEAMtalk selection is Bachelors Pad. He has at least shown a modicum of ability on the surface and any reproduction of a third in non-selling grade at Doncaster would be more than good enough to take this race.
