held up towards rear, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on one pace
held up in touch, mistake 4 out, ridden next, effort 2 out, stayed on to lead flat, driven out towards finish
led, headed 4 out, weakened next
held up towards rear when fell 2nd
tracked leader, weakened quickly approaching 6th, soon tailed off
tracked leaders, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, every chance last, one pace flat
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, headed flat, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, ridden and brief effort 3 out, no impression
held up towards rear, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, headway and in touch after 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden and outpaced after next, rallied approaching last, kept on under pressure flat
A competitive field goes to post for this handicap hurdle and many can be given chances on there best form and a chance is taken on Longshanks. The gelding from the Kim Bailey yard won well when defeating Majority Verdict last time out. He appears to be on a handy mark for this his handicap debut and with conditions in his favour he will not be far away. Derivative rates the main danger on his win at Ayr when defeating Castle Richard but he has since dissapointed off this mark at Sandown. Vandas Choice won well over course and distance last time out but that was on a faster surface and he may not be as effective on this slower ground. Cosmic Case is well weighted on his best form but has never won over a trip this far before. Finbars Law was a fair second behind Irelands Eye last time out but this is a much stronger race and he needs to improve again to score. Of the remainder Sir Edward Burrow is from a yard in form and is worth a cautionary look in the market.
