Shade keen, disputed close 2nd, outright 2nd 4th, pushed along before 2 out, ridden between last 2, led narrowly last, rider dropped reins run-in, kept on well to assert last 100 yards
Trafalgar Rock (11/10), Idder (11/8), Cousin Oscar (13/8), Gran Maestro (9/2)
Another poor turnout, but an ideal opportunity for one of these horses to gain a handicap success. COUSIN OSCAR is the least exposed in this grade, and whilst it's debatable if a mark of 127 is wholly accurate, this is far weaker than the race he contested on his handicap debut at Aintree last month, and he's taken to make all wearing the first time hood.