soon chasing leaders, outpaced over 2f out
held up mid division, led 6f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
in touch and keen, outpaced halfway
held up, headway over 6f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden and outpaced over 6f out
held up, weakened over 6f out
led for 5f, led again 11f out, headed 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
led early, chased leader, weakened over 7f out, tailed off
raced keen, led after 5f, headed 11f out, weakened 8f out, tailed off
held up, headway over 5f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish
held up and keen, headway over 2fout, soon ridden, stayed to lead towards finish
in rear, headway over 7f out, outpaced over 2f out
Big Burrrows, In Vino, Jimmy The Saint and Broken Beau set a reasonable standard for the others to aim at. We'll nail our colours to the mast of Broken Beau. It took a while for the penny to drop with the selection on debut at Warwick but once it did he stayed on to some purpose. The green shoots of recovery have been in evidence following a quiet spell for the yard and he should be all the better for his initial experience. That's also likely to be the case with Big Burrows and there was a lot to like about his effort at Ayr and he looks sure to go close if ready to do himself justice after a short break. Jimmy The Saint also showed up well at Kelso and it will be interesting to see how he fares in the market in relation to his stablemates. A big run from King Edmund at Newbury on Saturday would boost the claims of In Vino who stepped up on the form of his debut to chase that one home last time. Support for Key Decision should be taken seriously and Our Brian is well worth a second look but Broken Beau gets our vote.
Big Burrows (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, stayed on from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Killyglen (11-2) at Ayr 2m nhf (6) sft in Nov.
Broken Beau (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, lost place over 3f out, stayed on again final 2f, 5th of 11, 8l behind Blistering (10-12) at Warwick 2m nhf (6) hvy in Jan.
Kack Handed 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 18l behind Gershwin (11-4) at Kempton 2m mdn nhf (5) sft in Feb.
Our Brian (IRE) Saddlers' Hall gelding out of Nanavits.
River Danube 14-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 4f out, 5th of 9, well behind Gold Award (11-5) at Fakenham 2m nhf (6) gs in Jan.
Sanpor (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, 18th of 23, well behind War Of The World (11-6) at Punchestown 2m nhf gf in May.
Sir Vincent (IRE) Norwich gelding, half-brother to winning bumper Doubles Partner.
Sadie Belle (IRE) Saddlers' Hall mare out of a lightly-raced mare.
Florin Coin 80-1 (10-7) Towards rear, brief effort over 4f out, never on terms, 11th of 15, 35l behind King Edmund (11-1) at Ludlow 2m nhf (6) gd in Jan.
Grasscutter (IRE) Presenting gelding out of Cherry Black.
In Vino 20-1 (10-4) Held up and keen, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind King Edmund (11-1) at Ludlow 2m nhf (6) gd in Jan.
Key Decision (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders and keen early, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 15, 28l behind Lets Go Girls (10-2) at Kelso 2m 4yo nhf (6) hvy in Jan.
Classic Chic Classic Cliche gelding, half-brother to winning hurdler/chaser Chickapeakray.
Jimmy The Saint (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, smooth headway to chase winner over 2f out, ridden and soon one pace, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Knockara Beau (11-4) at Kelso 2m mdn nhf (4) hvy in Jan.
