held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, headway when slightly checked over 1f out, stayed on, not able to trouble leaders
led, edged right 1f out, soon headed, no extra towards finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
held up in touch, switched right over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, carried right, held close home
held up in rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, no threat to leaders
blindfold removed late and missed break, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final furlong, edged right, ridden out
always behind
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Hidden Glory had Knowe Head just behind with Hawaana further back when fourth over C&D three weeks ago. However, the former is hard to predict nowadays and TRIP SWITCH is the preferred choice. He's won three of his last five starts and though beaten off today's mark at Lingfield last time, Darren Egan's 7lb allowance could give him the edge today and he's fancied to come out best. Course winner Captain Loui has been in good form over hurdles recently, but Copper Canyon and Peadar Miguel, who are also returning to the level, haven't raced since last summer.
Hawaana (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Archie Rice (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.
Hidden Glory 20-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Archie Rice (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.
Fastnet Storm (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 16l behind Opus Maximus (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Lord Theo 50-1 (9-0) In touch on inner, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, 16l behind Croeso Mawr (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Trip Switch 5-4fav (9-7) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind John Louis (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Knowe Head (NZ) 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division, came wide entering home straight, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Archie Rice (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.
Peadar Miguel 5-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 7, 20l behind Music Festival (8-11) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Black Coffee 25-1 (9-10) Held up behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 11, 6l behind Mazij (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Copper Canyon 6-4fav (8-9) Chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression when lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Ivan Vasilevich (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec '10.
Angelena Ballerina (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Always behind, reminders and struggling over 4f out, tailed off, 11th of 12, 38l behind Daneside (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Captain Loui (IRE) 80-1 (7-11) In rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 20l behind Pivotman (9-7) at Ffos Las 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.
