Patiently ridden and held up in rear in touch, good headway tracking leaders after 5th, led 7th, clear going well before 3 out, went left last, easily tchd 5/2
Made most, hit 3rd, headed 7th, chased winner, ridden after 4 out, lost 2nd before next, chased leading pair until went left and weakened next op 9/1 tchd 10/1
Slowly away, recovered on outside to join leaders 3rd went 2nd 4th until approaching 7th, chased leading pair until approaching next, ridden and weakened after 4 out op 7/1 tchd 10/1
Held up in touch on outside, headway chasing leaders 5th, weakened after 7th, losing touch when mistake 8th, tailed off when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last op 11/2 tchd 13/2
Chased leaders on inside, losing place when jumped badly left 5th and next, driven and struggling in rear before 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out tchd 11/1
Doitforthevillage (3/1), After Hours (7/2), Tara Bridge (4/1), Cape Caster (6/1), Mr Muddle (8/1), Rock On Rocky (9/1), Astigos (10/1)
Although he has had a spell in the doldrums, ASTIGOS has trip and ground very much in his favour today, while he is also 7lb lower than last year's wide margin Wetherby win and with the champion jockey, he holds leading claims. Cape Caster will probably need to jump more fluently if he is to defy a rise for his Ffos Las success, while Mr Muddle is another who can fill the frame.
1. Astigos
2. Cape Caster
3. Mr Muddle