chased sole rival and not as fluent, pushed along and edged left after 3 out, driven and well beaten next
made all from sole rival and jumped better, clear 2 out, easily
Just the two runners but both were impressive winners last time. BARELY FAMOUS surely has more scope than Merry Berry, however, so gets the nod.
Barely Famous (IRE) 2-5fav (10-11) Tracked leader, left in lead after 2nd, jumped right 3rd and 5th, increased tempo 6th, drew clear before last, easily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun beating Lelantos (11-4) by 4 1/4l, 5 ran.
Merry Berry 6-4fav (11-7) Contested lead, clear advantage 4th, still travelled powerfully approaching 2 out, pushed after 2 out and readily drew clear, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gf in May beating Regaby (10-0) by 14l, 9 ran.
