bit keen, held up in close 5th out wide, headway in 4th place after 3rd, led going well before 3 out, strongly pressed from next, driven and stayed on to assert final 110 yards
led until 3rd, chased leader until before 3 out, chased leaders, weakened into 4th at the last
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, outpaced before next, went remote 3rd at the last
bit keen tracking leader, led 3rd until before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next
waited with in rear, headway out widest 4 out, went 2nd next, every chance 2 out and last, driven and stayed on run-in, no extra and held final 110 yards
tracked leaders on inside, lost place after 3rd, rallied on inside after 4 out, weakened after next
COAL STOCK will have to defy a further 8lb rise to complete the four-timer but is probably improving fast enough to do so. Gaelik Coast didn’t show much back over hurdles at Kelso while Tulin was last returning from a break at Newton Abbot but the penny has dropped with Nazwa, though he only won a match at Huntingdon last time. Petit Palais is preferred to Faint Hope of the others.
Gaelik Coast (FR) 10-1 (12-0) Handy, ridden after 2 out, no impression, 5th of 6, 4l behind Rich Belief (11-12) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) gf in May.
Coal Stock (IRE) 8-11fav (12-0) Chased leader, blundered badly 6th, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear 2 out, untidy last, rider unbalanced and lost both irons, stayed on, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May beating George Bancroft (11-1) by 20l, 4 ran.
Tulin 2-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, pushed along home turn, weakened before 2 out, last of 5, 17 3/4l behind Diligent (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Petit Palais 10-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, 5th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Anca (10-10) at Compiegne 2m 2f hvy in May.
Faint Hope 10-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden before 2 out, faded after last, 5th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Zyon (11-7) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Nazwa (IRE) 11-8 (11-2) Made all, not fluent 4 out or 3 out, 1/2 length ahead 2 out, soon left further clear, stayed on, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Watashock (11-7) by 3 1/2l, 2 ran.
