chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th until mistake 2 out, kept on final 100 yards, went 2nd again towards finish, no impression on winner
chased leader, jumped left 1st, slow 3rd, lost 2nd after next, weakened before 6th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out
led, went left and awkward last, soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
held up in last, went 3rd before 6th, went 2nd 2 out, switched left and challenged last, soon led, stayed on well
Fast Style won over a mile on the all-weather on his final start last year but FREE CHAKARTE won twice on Turf in France in the spring and bolted up on her hurdles bow at Hexham last Saturday. She has a penalty to carry but her yard won this with a similar type last year. Irish raider All In Peder has shown little so far but Mucuna won over 1m2f at Salisbury in April and Milton Harris’ prowess with juvenile hurdlers has been well documented.
All In Peder (FR) 50-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, soon under pressure, lost place and weakened quickly over 2f out, 15th of 16, 13l behind Lamprog (9-0) at Gowran Park 7f hcp gd in Apr.
Fast Style (IRE) 3-1fav (9-8) Dwelt, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Oct beating Alphonse Le Grande (9-8) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Free Chakarte (FR) 6-5fav (10-5) Made all, drew clear 2 out, easily, won at Hexham 2m (4) gd in Jun beating Quickdrawmcgraw (10-12) by 23l, 8 ran.
Mucuna (GER) 5-2 (8-8) Held up in 5th, outpaced over 3f out, plugged on in 4th and edged left over 1f out, 4th of 5, 3 3/4l behind Campese (9-8) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in May.
