tracked winner, slow 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, closed next, upsides and hit 2 out, ridden to narrow lead before last, not fluent last, driven and kept narrow advantage, headed on line
jumped boldly, led, joined when hit 2 out, narrowly headed before last, rallied strongly flat and driven ahead on line
A very smart handicap hurdler, Eradicate should certainly win races over fences this winter. But he has to give 8lb here to PACHA DU POLDER, who was hugely impressive when scoring at Enghien in March and has since joined Paul Nicholls. He can start to justify a tall reputation.
Eradicate (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, led approaching 2 out, clear last, ran on strongly, won at Haydock 2m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in May beating Knight In Purple (10-9) by 13l, 22 ran.
Pacha Du Polder (FR) (10-5) won at Enghien(FR) 2m 2f 4yo hdl sft in Mar beating Rixe Veto (10-12) by 8l, 9 ran.
