led, jumped left early, hit 8th, reminders, headed next, ridden to chase winner 3 out, soon beaten
held up, headway 8th, led 4 out, driven 2 out, kept on
held up, ridden, weakened 4 out
tracked leader, mistake 2nd, carried left 4th, weakend 4 out, mistake last, headed for 3rd line
There is not too much we can say about this event, as you will not see many novice handicap chase's this poor, but our token selection is William Butler who could be up to taking first prize, Eyes To The Right may be the one to chase him home. The selection has yet to win any type of race but has put in some decent enough efforts to earn a rating of 92. If he jumps round today he should be capable of beating this terrible trio. Eyes To The Right looks the pick of them having finished fourth, albeit well beaten, in a decent enough contest last time. It is very difficult to make a case for the other two runners Alpha Image and Mr Smithers Jones and so we return to william Butler as the likely winner.
William Butler (IRE) 50-1 (11-6) Prominent, led 6th to 12th, hit 13th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 11, 22l behind Fourty Acers (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd.
Mr Smithers Jones 33-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, 15th of 18, well behind Its A Classic (11-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl (5) gd.
Alpha Image (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, hit 9th, soon pushed along, weakened approaching 5 out and pulled up 4 out in race won by Liberty Ben (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd, 8 ran.
Eyes To The Right (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Always in rear, 4th of 6, 47l behind Brave Villa (12-2) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft.
