held up towards rear, headway 7th, led briefly between last two, one paced under pressure
mid-division, struggling halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
raced keen, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
towards rear, headway after 3 out, kept on one pace from next
prominent, outpaced approaching 2 out
mid-division, weakened before 7th
close up, led approaching 2 out, headed between last 2, soon beaten
led, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
towards rear, fell 7th
raced keen in touch, outpaced approaching 3 out
in touch to 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, weakened half way, tailed up when pulled up before last
towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway 7th, led approaching last, stayed on well
Bedlam Boy gets the confident vote over Frankie Figg and Bow School. The selection is from a stable in top form and although he was a little disappointing on his hurdling debut, he should benefit from the experience and he looks worth another chance against some moderate rivals. Frankie Figg is also from a stable enjoying a purple patch of form and although his breeding suggests he will be better over fences in time, he is certainly not one to dismiss lightly. Bow School is the stablemate of Frankie Figg and he folded quite tamely on his debut in a bumper so will need to improve to make his mark today. Martin Todhunter's Ben Nelly may prove best of the remainder, but Bedlam Boy sets a fair benchmark for the rest and gets the vote.
Bedlam Boy (IRE) 8-15fav (11-2) Towards rear, headway and effort after 3 out, no extra approaching last, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Only Millie (10-9) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in May.
Ben Nelly (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 2 out, beaten when mistake last, 4th of 10, 15l behind Edgehill (10-12) at Hexham 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Bow School (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, kept on until weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Anchors Away (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nhf (5) gf in Apr.
Double Deputy (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, no real headway from 3 out, 5th of 15, 23l behind Kontinent (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Frankie Figg (IRE) Portrait Gallery gelding out of winning chaser Ardnataggle.
King Daniel 25-1 (11-0) In touch, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 2f out, no extra, 4th of 13, 11l behind Shiwawa (11-7) at Hexham 2m nhf (6) gf in Sept.
Medianoche (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Close up, led 3rd, bad mistake 5th, headed 6 out, lost place from next, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Mareoflot (9-10) at Punchestown 2m 2f hcp chs 0-109 gd in Apr.
Cash On Friday 20-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, weakened 6th, 10th of 18, well behind Tidal Bay (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
