raced wide, held up, effort over 3f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
held up, always behind
settled towards rear, progress under pressure from 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, always behind
tracked leaders to over 4f out, weakened quickly 3f out
raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out
mid-division, reminders over 5f out, soon beaten
never better than mid-division
in rear, good headway halfway to chase leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up in touch, steady headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong and soon drew clear, comfortable
held up mid-division until weakened over 2f out
prominent, weakened well over 3f out, tailed off final 2f
tracked leader, effort 3f out, every chance 2f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
led until headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd post, no chance with winner
Nonrunner
Winning hurdler Tizi Ouzou is an interesting runner here and should be watched closely in the market, but we will side with Tignasse, Soviet Sceptre is also expected to run well. The selection returned to the flat here earlier this month with an emphatic victory over Isa'Af and there should be more to come. There will need to be because this is a tougher race but he should be up to the task. Tizi Ouzou was a modest performer on the flat for John Dunlop and is of a similar standard now over the jumps. However this is a pretty modest contest and she doesn't look too harshly treated. Meanwhile Soviet Sceptre comes into the argument on a recent second behind Ground Patrol over course and distance. Spitfire Bob is another to consider for each-way purposes, but Tignasse is in great form and can make it back to back victories
Open Arms 50-1 (7-13) Held up towards rear, hampered over 4f out, no chance final 2f, 10th of 16, 16l behind Countrywide Luck (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Nisr 9-4jt-fav (8-10) Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd when clear final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Linning Wine (9-3) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) pol.
Spitfire Bob (USA) 16-1 (10-13) Held up, headway over 3f out, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, hd behind Three Ships (11-1) at Southwell 1m 3f amt hcp (6) fbs.
Delta Force 22-1 (10-11) Keen, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 5f out, 9th of 10, well behind Bid For Fame (10-12) at Southwell 2m amt hcp (5) fbs.
Tizi Ouzou (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on under pressure but no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 3l behind Soviet Sceptre (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo sll (E3) gf in Sept '04.
Tignasse (FR) 25-1 (7-13) In touch, headway 3f out, led entering final furlong, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 1m 5f clm (6) pol beating Isa'af (8-10) by 3l, 10 ran.
Whitsbury Common 40-1 (8-9) Always behind, 12th of 14, 12l behind Newnham (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Soviet Sceptre (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Ground Patrol (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Star Welcome 8-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden when carried right and every chance from over 1f out, not quicken close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Little Richard (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Polish Power (GER) 7-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 13, shd behind Jackie Kiely (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Hereditary 7-4fav (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon chased leader, lost place 7f out, weakened 3f out, 9th of 11, 39l behind Ushindi (9-6) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Hometomammy 40-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Custodian (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.
Noble Mind 7-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind Shaheer (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn clm (7) fbs.
Lawaaheb (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, joined leaders halfway until weakened quickly 4f out, 8th of 10, 33l behind Mister Completely (9-9) at Lingfield 2m sll (6) pol in Jan.
Cemgraft 20-1 (10-8) Disputed lead to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 25l behind Three Ships (11-1) at Southwell 1m 3f amt hcp (6) fbs.
Lyrical Girl (USA) 16-1 (8-1) Held up, effort over 4f out, weakened 3f out, virtually pulled up inside final furlong, last of 12, 37l behind On Cloud Nine (8-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (F4) gd in Sept '04.
