close up until not fluent 1st, led 4th, soon reminders, headed after 6th, one pace
held up towards rear, hit 2nd, weakened approaching 6th, pulled up before last
in rear, hit 4th, reminders, soon weakened, pulled up before 6th
tracked leaders, led after 6th, drew clear from 2 out
led to 4th, weakened approaching next, tailed off 3 out
held up in touch, outpaced from 3 out
BLACK JACARI is the strong selection in this maiden and gets the verdict in front of Mr Thriller and Fujin Dancer. The Alan King trained selection has taken to hurdling well after landing two victories on the flat. Its two starts and two second places for Black Jacari over hurdles, who has displayed a bit of an unwillingness to lead. This though is a big step down in class to attempt to break the maiden and with the form on the level combined with the form over Hurdles so far then in should be no contest with the ground the only thing that can beat him. If things should go awry for our pick then David Pipe's French import Mr Thriller could clean up. He's showed he'll act on testing going after finishing second of 14 on debut and since then consistent performances have come on very soft ground. A transfer of his early form should have the newcomer in the mix. Connections of Richard Fahey's Fujin Dancer can point to a promising hurdles debut when third of five at Aintree in the race where Black Jacari was second. A long break meant the three-year-old was not at full fitness and he should come on from that run. Plenty of form to overturn though with selection Black Jacari likely to get the better of him again.
Black Jacari (IRE) Evensfav (11-0) Tracked leaders and not fluent, challenged last, every chance flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Nampour (11-0) at Aintree 2m 3yo nov hdl (2) gs in Oct.
Fujin Dancer (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened between last 2, 3rd of 5, 33l behind Nampour (11-0) at Aintree 2m 3yo nov hdl (2) gs in Oct.
High Coincidence 20-1 (8-9) Slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, soon beaten, 8th of 13, 18l behind Yes Eighteen (9-5) at Great Leighs 1m 2f 3yo app hcp (6) pol in Oct (Flat).
Mr Thriller (FR) 12-1 (10-3) In touch to 3 out, soon beaten, pulled up behind Long Run (10-7) at Auteuil 2m 2f Grd2 hdl hvy in Oct, 11 ran.
Sonate De La Tour (FR) 100-1 (10-7) Always behind, 12th of 15, well behind Cosmea (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gs.
Sparkling Montjeu (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, smooth headway when not fluent 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 10, 19l behind Resounding Glory (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
