Jinked left and lost ground start, took keen hold, held up last in main group, headway on wide outside and hung badly left on bend before 3 out, 4th when hit 3 out, 3rd before next, switched right and challenged last, led run-in, driven out tchd 15/2
Tracked leading pair, hit 4th and dropped to 4th place, 3rd again next, 2nd at 7th, led well before 2 out, joined 2 out, pressed last, headed and kept on same pace run-in tchd 5/2
Held up in 5th, steady headway tracking leaders 7th, 3rd when hit 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, every chance last, 3rd and one pace run-in op 3/1
Alpha Indi (5/2), Barton Knoll (11/4), Somewhere To Be (7/2), Project Mars (11/2), Crucial Role (6/1), Oologist (50/1), Celestial Chimes (100/1)
With his stable starting to hit form, Crucial Role may be able to step up on a disappointing hurdling bow at Ludlow. Alpha Indi's last run was his best and he should appreciate this stiffer track, but BARTON KNOLL ran really well on debut over timber at Carlisle and, with further progress on the cards, can get off the mark.