chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
always behind
chased leaders, weakened approaching 7th
held up in touch, headway approaching 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace when hit last
held up mid-division, driven half way, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
behind and not jump well, never dangerous
chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, ridden out
led, ridden and headed last, no extra
chased leaders, weakened after 4 out
My Skipper gets a narrow vote here from Square Mile, with Thedublinpublican looking best of the rest. The well-bred My Skipper won well on his Ludlow debut and, sure to have been well schooled for his hurdling debut, looks set to be a leading player here today. Thedublinpublican won well at Uttoxeter on his British debut and, even though that was an average event and he has a penalty to carry today, has to be considered. Monsieur Delage improved on his latest bumper start when second to Lennon, while Jonjo O'Neill's Over The Blues is surely better than he showed on his Bangor debut but his stablemate, the dual bumper winner Square Mile, looks far and away the better Jackdaws Castle entry and looks a leading player today. Overall, though, we will just side with My Skipper.
Thedublinpublican (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Pulled hard, headway to lead approaching 2nd, hit 3rd, headed 4th, left in lead 9th, stayed on, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (E) gd in Sept beating Toni Alcala (10-12) by 2l, 8 ran.
Hialeah 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, raced wide, hung left on stable bend, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 5th of 15, 23l behind Balamory Dan (10-11) at Perth 2m nhf (H) gs in Sept.
Its Mick (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Led to 1st, chased leaders, hit 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Cantgeton (11-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) gs in Sept, 8 ran.
Monsieur Delage 33-1 (11-4) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 12l behind Lennon (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m nhf (H) gd in Feb.
My Skipper (IRE) 15-8fav (10-11) Held up mid-division and always going well, led over 2f out, shaken up and soon clear, comfortably, won at Ludlow 2m nhf (H) sft in Mar beating Nevada Red (10-11) by 6l, 7 ran.
Over The Blues (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Behind, hit 1st, never dangerous, 9th of 18, 48l behind My Way de Solzen (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gd in Dec.
PonchaTrain (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Reared up and unseated rider in race won by Noble Sham (10-11) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hdl (E) gf in Sept, 9 ran.
Square Mile (IRE) 1-4fav (11-3) Held up, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Perth 2m nhf (H) gd in Jul '04 beating Clearly Oscar (10-5) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
