Held up in touch in rear, smooth headway on outside 4 out, joined leader on bit before next, led 2 out, shaken up and quickened clear flat, ran on, readily op 5/6
Led, headed narrowly after 5 out, led again approaching next, hard pressed when mistake 3 out, soon ridden, headed next, well held in 3rd from last op 8/1
Tracked leaders, not fluent and reminders after 9th, ridden and lost place before 4 out, soon behind, weakened next, tailed off when left 4th 2 out op 11/2 tchd 6/1
Manwell (5/4), Agamemmon (7/2), Thyne For Gold (11/2), Astracad (6/1), Lord County (8/1)
An 8lb rise for MANWELL looks manageable for his impressive win at Catterick when last seen and he's expected to be hard to beat if he arrives in the same form. Thyne For Gold had excuses last time and is worth giving another chance to while Lord County finished a long way behind the selection last time and while he wil struggle to reverse that form, he's not without each-way claims.