prominent, pressed winner approaching third, not fluent 5th, beaten approaching 2f out, jumped left last
mid-division, headway after 4th, weakened approaching 2f out, mistake last
held up in rear, took keen hold, pushed along after 4th, well beaten before 3f out
held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, well beaten 3f out
in touch, jumped right 3rd, slowly jumped 5th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2f out
mid-division, raced keenly, hampered 3rd, headway after 4th, beaten after 3f out, one pace
held up in rear, headway 5th, stayed on same pace to take 3rd last
led until approaching 3rd, remained prominent, close 3rd when hit 3f out, weakened before 2f out
pressed leader, led approaching 3rd, drew clear after 3f out, easily
always in rear, well beaten 3f out, tailed off and pulled up before 2f out
held up towards rear, headway 5th, weakened approaching 2f out
always in rear, pushed along 3rd, well beaten before 3f out, tailed off and pulled up before 2f out
prominent, jumped left 3rd, soon lost place, not fluent next, jumped left 5th, soon weakened
This is not the best novice hurdle and preference is for WADE FARM WILLY, while Musical Weld, Give Me A Chance and Definate Style are all worthy of respect. The selection sets the standard having performed well in defeat in all of his last three runs. He finished a good fourth to Rampant Ronnie at Plumpton last time out and a repeat performance will see him difficult to beat. Musical Weld caught the eye over course and distance when finishing third to Tooka last time out. That run was a personal best as he had struggled to show much ability prior to that at some big prices. He is still only lightly raced and it could be the fact that he is improving with experience and if he does improve again he will not be far away come the business end of the race. Definate Style ran below par in a more competitive novice hurdle at Haydock last November. He finished eleventh of sixteen that day but the race has panned out well with the winner Fredo scoring again since. This is a big drop in grade and he is worth noting in the betting market as a result. Give Me A Chance is having his third run of his career having shown little in his two previous outings. His trainer is in form but he maybe looking for a lenient handicap mark after this run so is possible best watched. A poor race to open the card and Wade Farm Willy only has to repeat his recent performance to score.
Dashing Bach (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Led until after 3rd, chased winner until approaching 8th, weakened 9th, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Baddam (10-13) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Definite Style (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up behind, hampered 2nd, mistake 4th, soon reminders, never dangerous, 11th of 16, well behind Fredo (10-12) at Haydock 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Give Me A Chance 14-1 (11-4) Slightly hampered start, pulled hard early, held up, pushed along and one pace final 2f, 5th of 7, 13l behind Forest Rhythm (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 2f NH flat (6) gf.
Grey Dasler (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, weakened 5f out, soon tailed off, pulled up over 2f out, in a race won by Riverside Theatre (10-7) at Kempton 2m NH flat (4) gd in Feb '08, 15 ran.
Johnny Be 10-1 (12-0) (ts) midfield; eff app 2 out; sn outpcd, 3rd of 11, 12l behind Royal Rocket (11-7) at Bredwardine 3m ptp in May '08.
Midnight Spirit 25-1 (10-4) Held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened 3 out, 14th of 15, well behind Ruby Crown (10-11) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Musical Weld 40-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, close 3rd 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 15, 25l behind Tooka (11-2) at Towcester 2m nov sell hdl (5) gd.
Richard The Third 100-1 (10-12) Chased leaders until mistake, stumbled 5th, soon weakened, 11th of 18, 38l behind You're The Top (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Wade Farm Billy (IRE) 8-11fav (11-0) Hung right throughout and jumped right, prominent, hit 4th, 3rd and ridden after 3 out, went badly right 2 out, 3rd and beaten when went badly right again last and soon eased, 4th of 10, 16l behind Rampant Ronnie (10-10) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) gf.
Buck The Trend 33-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, ridden and weakened soon after 2 out, 6th of 14, 28l behind Viva Colonia (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd.
Elegant Olive 20-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 4f out, 7th of 12, 49l behind Line Freedom (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f N H flat (4) gd in Apr.
Miss Zigzag 33-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 38l behind Maderson Blue (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn NH flat (6) gf in Jun.
Ski 10-1 (10-12) Led until after 1st, chased leaders, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, 7th of 9, well behind Ambrose Princess (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gf.
