led, headed approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on
always in touch, headway approaching 4th, led approaching 2 out, switched right approaching last, ran on well
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, mistake last, kept on well
held up, some headway 4th, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 4th, ridden after 2 out, one-paced
prominent until weakened approaching 3 out
in touch until 3rd, soon tailed off
held up, headway approaching 4th, ridden approaching last, weakened
prominent and keen, led approaching 3 out, headed next, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 4th, kept on same pace
held up, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened
in touch until weakened approaching 3 out
Pawn Broker, a winner of the Dubai Arc Trial at Newbury in 2000, rejoins David Elsworth for a hurdling campaign. Comfortable on a softer surface, he was rated at 114 at his peak but we will watch him on debut. Elsworth should at least have a fair idea of how good he is as Mersey Sound, another convert from the flat, makes the trainer double-handed on this occasion. Beyond The Pale ran well behind Rhinestone Cowboy in a bumper at Cheltenham earlier in the season. The suspicion is that he probably prefers it faster and we'll leave him alone here.We'll take a chance at bigger prices on Derivative. Rated 108, he has been tried in decent company in the past and few could begrudge him at win at this level. He was a close-up third on soft ground last time out and that is good enough for us. Sento won a bumper on fast ground and today's conditions could not be more different.
