led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace from next
held up in touch, headway 5th, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on well flat
chased leaders, challenged 4 out, led when mistake next, ridden and headed 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 4 out
always behind, lost touch 4th, soon tailed off
chased leaders, challenged 3 out, every chance when mistake next, stayed on under pressure flat
with leader until ridden and weakened 3 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 4th
behind, mistake 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off from 3 out
held up and behind, outpcaed 4th, tailed off from 3 out
held up, headway 5th, ridden to challenge 3 out, weakened after next.
This looks a two horse race between the top two on the card. Recent winner Montessori Mio lowered the colours of an odds-on shot last time out and has the ability to follow up here with the opposition looking so weak. He has translated some useful Flat form to hurdles and now the penny has finally started to drop he should go very close here. The danger is previous winner Bude who will appreciate the step up in trip and ran reasonably well last time out. An outsider to consider is Ragu who takes an appreciable step down in class here and had previously shown glimmers of form. The trip and ground seem likely to suit Ferdy Murphy's five-year-old.
