keen hold, chased leaders to 2nd, soon weakened and lost place, tailed off when mistake last
steadied and took keen hold in rear, hit 4th, some headway after next, weakening when hit 3 out
raced keenly, led, ridden and mistake when headed 3 out, 3rd and when beaten when blundered and fell next
held up, headway after 3rd, outpaced by leading from 3 out
prominent, tracked leader from 2nd, lead 3 out, edged right under pressure before last, driven and kept on well run in
held up in touch, headway 5th, every chance 2 out, ridden and held when mistake last, kept on again run in
prominent, not fluent 2nd, ridden 4th and weakened from next (wore cheek pieces)
The hurdling debut of Orangerie at Sandown last season left the impression that there is plenty more to come from the Philip Hobbs-trained gelding. Hobbs has been patient with the son of Darshaan since then and he can glean the first slice of his returns if Orangerie is ready to go first time out. The market will obviously give the best indications towards the confidence behind Irish Distinction, who was joined Martin Pipe after he showed great determination in winning a claimer at York last month. Detonateur and Knocktopher Abbey have hardly set the world alight as yet so the lightly weighted Tealby may be the best of the rest.
