mid-division, hit 3rd, headway 7th, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last
prominent to 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, ridden after 5th, weakened 8th
chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on
held up, headway after 8th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, steady headway 7th, led 2 out, driven out
in touch, blundered 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
prominent, driven approaching 8th, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders and hit 3 out, weakened next
led, hit 4th, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden approaching 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
always behind, tailed off 6th
Plenty of these come into the race in good form and compiling a short list is no easy task. However, Emotional Moment has some solid form to his name and he just gets the vote to reverse Cheltenham form with Samon. Trainer, Tom Taffe knows Aintree as well as anyone and his preparations will have left no stone unturned as Emotional Moment bids to push his strike-rate past the fifty per cent mark from his outings over timber. In Contrast is an obvious danger and has to merit respect. But he faces a stiff task on these terms and will do well to hold some lesser-weighted rivals. Monkerhostin and Fnan have claims on the pick of their form but, along with Canada, have something to find with the top three in the weights.
