Review of the day

The Surrey National turned in to a war of attrition and Onderun wasn’t up to the job.

It was a bizarre race to watch, as there were horses under pressure after just 3 fences ! The first 5 at that point, remained the first 5 for the entire race.

Unfortunately, Onderun was fifth then – and that was where he stayed, as nothing could get to the front running Coolking.

It all seemed just a bit too much for Onderun - which was a shame…

It was also a shame that Hartside couldn’t give the Mentions a win on the day.

Victory looked assured when he went a couple of lengths clear inside the final furlong.

However the ground was softer than forecast, and it found him out up the hill.

In similar fashion to Flintham on Saturday, he was collared close home for another agonising defeat.

£37K was matched on him on BF, at 1.01 – which gives some idea of how likely he looked to win !

I don’t think the soft ground helped The Cobbler Swayne in the next race – but it certainly helped Kap Jazz.

He was backed as if defeat was out the question – and travelled like a horse at least a stone ahead of his mark.

Finally, Top Wood was just disappointing in the handicap chase.

That said, he ran so badly you have to wonder if maybe something wasn’t quite right with him.

In another race full of drama, Carrigdhun took advantage of the final fence fall of Culthram Abbey, to record what had appeared to be a very unlikely win.

I think we could do with a bit of luck like that..!

TVB.