tracked leader, dropped rear 2nd, pushed along 5th, ridden and behind from halfway
tracked leaders, headway 6th, mistake next, led 8th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no extra
held up in touch, headway 8th, blundered 4 out, ridden and every chance next, one pace from 2 out
led to 1st, remained prominent, ridden to lead 3 out, stayed on strongly
held up in rear, pushed along 8th, outpaced from 4 out
led 1st, headed 8th, soon ridden, weakened after 4 out, behind when blundered 2 out
Lively Dessert, who has failed to complete in five of his last six starts over fences, returns to hurdling here but is difficult to recommend on recent evidence. More solid claims are held by On The Day despite him also having been pulled up on his most recent start. That was under very testing conditions and, back on a faster surface, Len Lungo's gelding can return to the sort of form that saw him finish a short head second to Tufty Hopper at Sedgefield. A reproduction of that effort should suffice in this company. Lord Lupin has claims on his best but is inconsistent, while Celioso from the in-form Sue Smith stable looks to be one of the yards lesser lights. The remainder looks distinctly moderate.
