tracked leader to 4th, ridden 10th, mistake 11th, weakened next
held up, hit 5th, headway 10th, chased winner and mistake 2 out and last, not recover
hung left throughout, always in the rear, behind 3 out, pulled up before next
led, hit 5th, reminders 9th, ridden when headed 2 out, weakened last
held up, tracked leader 4th, ridden to lead 2 out, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 10th, soon behind
This is Premiership's first realistic target since arriving on these shores and he could fare better but we think that one of Jades Double, Ballybough Jack and Running Hot will emerge victorious; the latter is selected. Master T has done all his winning on better ground, Alderbrook Girl struggling for form and Premiership plenty to prove so they're passed over. Ballybough Jack ran better than the bare facts suggest at Kempton but he may ideally be better suited by a stiffer test even allowing for the stamina sapping conditions. Jades Double showed a game attitude to score last time as she appeared to be struggling at one stage; she's only 3lbs higher and should be in the firing line if able to dig deep again. The selection is a regular over this course and distance and hasn't run too badly at different venues the last twice. He didn't quite get home over 3 miles at Taunton before finding the ground riding too fast at Lingfield. He's got everything in his favour this afternoon and Running Hot can make the most of it and prove too strong.
Jades Double 8-1 (11-3) Led, clear 4th, ridden 11th, headed next, stayed on to lead again after last, won at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft beating Buckland Gold (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Master T (USA) 14-1 (11-4) Towards rear, jumped slowly 1st and 2nd, weakened 7th, 11th of 15, well behind Nick's Choice (10-13) at Taunton 2m 3f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Feb.
Ballybough Jack (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, hampered 1st, headway 13th, stayed on, never on terms, 4th of 18, 33l behind Adare Prince (11-1) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd.
Running Hot 7-1 (9-13) Led, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 11, 15l behind Kew Jumper (11-2) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Premiership (IRE) 400-1 (11-7) Always behind, pushed along approaching 4th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Tidal Bay (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs Grd 1 (1) gs, 14 ran.
Alderbrook Girl (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Led to 3rd, jumped slow 2nd, lost place from 9th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Zacharova (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Feb, 6 ran.
