tracked leader, weakened before 3 out
held up mid-division and keen, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, one pace and no impression with winner
held up mid-division and keen, fell 5th
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, one pace from 3 out
held up in rear, pushed along and headway before 3 out, one pace
led, mistakes, headed before and blundered 2 out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, soon outpaced
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 4 out, led before 2 out, cleasr before last, kept on well
CADORE made a very promising start to his hurdling career when second to Mica Mika at Wetherby last month finishing well clear of the rest. Lucinda Russell's charge is fancied to go one better here. Multiple Polytrack winner Lexi's Boy made a less auspicious hurdling debut when pulled-up at Kelso and last April's bumper winner Find A Key looks a bigger threat on his hurdling bow and first start since. He makes most appeal of the Nicky Richards trio, with Mill Bay perhaps best of the rest.
Coverholder (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, well behind Getting Ready (11-5) at Ayr 2m mdn hdl (5) sft.
Filbert Fox (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Mid-division, 12th early, no impression and kept on same pace from before 4 out, 8th of 19, 39l behind Hats And Heels (11-3) at Naas 2m 3f mdn hdl.
Find A Key (IRE) 4-1fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, just held on, won at Hexham 2m nhf (6) gd in Apr beating No Planning (10-2) by hd, 13 ran.
Heart O Annandale (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, well behind Getting Ready (11-5) at Ayr 2m mdn hdl (5) sft.
Mill Bay 17-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, challenged over 4f out to over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 17l behind Abbey Garth (11-5) at Musselburgh 2m NH flat (6) gd.
Tutchec (FR) 100-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 3 out, went 6th before 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 36l behind The Weatherman (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Goodlukin Lucy 22-1 (11-2) Pulled hard, behind until headway to lead when wandered 3rd, mistake next, headed after 5th, chased winner, mistake 7th, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Sparkling Hand (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft, 9 ran.
Overpriced 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, driven after 4 out, never on terms, well beaten in 5th when mistake last, 6th of 11, 31l behind Flora's Pride (10-9) at Cartmel 2m 1f mrs nov sll hdl (5) gd in May.
Cadore (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, one pace when switched left flat, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Mica Mika (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 3yo hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Lexi's Boy (IRE) 6-5fav (10-12) Tracked leader, lost place quickly before 5th, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Kie (10-9) at Kelso 2m 3yo hdl (4) gs in Oct, 10 ran.
