held up in rear, headway approaching 9th,ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
with leader, led 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, ridden to lead last, edged right, driven out flat
always towards rear
mistake 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mid-divsion, headway 8th, ridden after 3rd out, kept on flat
led, headed and mistake 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
A difficult race in which Power Unit is marginally preferred to Knight's Emperor and Young Owen. Power Unit's form may look fairly ordinary but that would not show how unlucky he was at Stratford when hampered at a vital stage. The fact that he hails from an unfashionable yard will mean he will start a few points bigger than he should so we will take advantage. Knight's Emperor is difficult to catch right and even the booking of Tony McCoy isn't enough to divert attentions from a whole catalogue of pulled ups and falls. Young Owen probably found 2m5f too far on his last start and today's trip should suit. Although his chasing form has been modest, his hurdling starts suggest he has enough ability to get competitive. New Bird takes a drop in grade after competing unsuccessfully in big handicaps. Power Unit gets our verdict in the most difficult race on the card.
Fiery Peace 14-1 (11-3) Behind when hampered and unseated rider at the 7th in race won by Gone Too Far (11-9) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-115 (D) gs in Sept, 10 ran.
New Bird (GER) 16-1 (10-5) Held up, mistake 5th, struggling 12th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Peccadillo (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (C) gf in Sept '04, 7 ran.
Knight's Emperor (IRE) 5-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, reminders 6th, chased winner approaching 4 out, 2nd and beaten when fell 2 out in race won by Glengarra (10-5) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in Sept, 6 ran.
Power Unit 14-1 (10-6) Held up in touch, headway 8th, hampered 5 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 9l behind Joey Tribbiani (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in Sept.
Ready To Rumble (NZ) 7-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, led until headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, 6th of 14, 3l behind Acceleration (10-10) at Kelso 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in May.
Special Agenda (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 17l behind Tails I Win (10-7) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (E) gf in May '04.
Donovan (NZ) 50-1 (9-7) Held up, weakened from 6th, tailed off, 13th of 17, well behind Rooftop Protest (9-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-145 (B) gd in Sept.
Superior Weapon (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up flat, 13th of 16, well behind Powder Creek (11-9) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gs in Apr.
Young Owen 14-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 9th, lost place approaching 12th, rallied when jumped left 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened last, 4th of 9, 8l behind Icy Prospect (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd.
Young Chevalier 8-1 (10-3) With leaders until ridden and weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Glengarra (10-5) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in Sept, 6 ran.
