held up in touch, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, 3rd and held when hampered and left 2nd last, lost 2nd close home
held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, briefly led, soon ridden, weakened
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened
held up behind, ridden and headway after 3 out, stayed on, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up, headway approaching 5th, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before next
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
led until 3rd, mistake next, soon behind, pulled up before 5th
always going well, tracking leaders, led approaching last, left clear, easily
in touch, headway approaching 5th, led 6th, soon headed, weakened quickly
chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out
held up, ridden approaching 3 out, steady headway approaching next, kept on same pace
held up rear, smooth headway to lead after 3 out, ridden and headed when fell last
A hard one to call, but Welcome To Unos is preferred to Celtic Star, with Saby and Be My Friend others worth a mention. Welcome To Unos normally finds one too good but made light of an absence when scoring under the champion at Stratford in October. He failed to follow up at Kempton but that was a conditional jockeys event, and A P is back in the saddle here. Formerly with Mary Reveley, the move to Martin Pipe should bring about a few more wins in this sphere. Celtic Star looked a hard ride when McCoy rode him at Fontwell, and so we wish Jim Culloty the best of luck. Saby nearly won over fences here in April but then fell on his next start at Hereford in May. Lightly weighted, he can prove dangerous if fit. lambe de La See has a long, long absence to overcome, but Nicky Henderson makes a habit of tuning such individuals up, and any money in the ring should be noted for the French-bred. Be My Friend came a cropper on his chase debut at Huntingdon recently, but is well thought of by connections, and will no doubt go back over the bigger obstacles soon. For the winner, we return to Welcome To Unos.
