held up rear, headway 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
made all, soon clear, reminders approaching 7th, ridden 8th, came stand side approaching 2 out, kept on well
held up in rear, reminders 3rd, headway approaching 4 out, going well 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
tracking leaders when mistake 2nd, weakened from 9th
held up and keen, soon tracking leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, mistake 3rd, in touch when pulled up before 8th
tracked winner throughout, ridden soon after 4 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out, no chance with winner
Just the seven runners line up for this Grade 2 event with Martin Pie's Deano's Beeno likely to head the betting market. The 11-year-old has been in good form this season, winning races here and at Kempton prior to finishing sixth behind Baracouda in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham with two of today's rivals behind. Unable to dominate there, the son of Far North should get an uncontested lead today and is expected to confirm superiority over both Brother Joe and Galileo, both of who disappointed at the Festival meeting. Nicky Henderson's Landing Light steps up in trip having run below par in the Champion Hurdle last time but is not certain to stay and a bigger danger to the selection may be Alan King's Stromness, who missed Cheltenham and comes here a fresher horse than most of his opponents. Beyond Control and Frosty Canyon make limited appeal.
