tracked leader until after 2nd, not fluent 4th, led 6th, clear from 2 out, stayed on well, finished sore, dismounted
held up, ridden after 4th, headway before next, lost place 6th, short-lived rally 7th, weakened before 3 out
prominent on outside, led 4th, headed before next, lost place after 6th, pulled up before next
led until not fluent 4th, led before next, headed 6th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next
not always fluent, chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, ridden before next, soon beaten, one pace
held up, not fluent 4th, headway 6th, weakened after 3 out
in rear, mistake 1st, slow and ponderous at the hurdles after, fell 6th
Major Davis has shown some signs of ability in maiden events but he’s also been less than fluent at his hurdles and unseated his rider last time out. Guerrilla Tactics is likely to fare better at this level than when finishing a well-beaten third over course and distance, but the suspicion is that he’s ideally suited by further, so preference is for BUBLE. He’s making a return to hurdles after running poorly in a novice chase and based on his second at Market Rasen in April, he should be good enough to take this. Hurdle debutant Gaelic Surprise may be capable of making the frame.
Buble (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, bumped 1st, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd next, mistake 5th, lost place before 6th, behind 8th, pulled up before 9th, at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Carumba (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) (bl) 2nd til blun & ur 4, at Holnicote 2m 4f gf in May.
Flasheen (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Trevisani (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (3) gd in Jun.
Guerrilla Tactics (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) With leader, outpaced before 2 out, soon pushed along, ridden before last, kept on and no impression on front pair, 3rd of 6, 20 1/4l behind Trevisani (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (3) gd in Jun.
Major Davis (FR) 5-4 (11-0) Mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Cheyona (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 5th of 11, dist behind Rose Of Cimarron (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m (6) gs in Jun.
Gaelic Surprise 10-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders on inside, switched outside and effort over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on final 50 yards, not reach front pair, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Bubbles Arcade (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (6) gf in Jun.
