led, ridden and headed between last 2, rallied to lead last, stayed on gamely
hit 1st, held up in last place, in touch, went 3rd at 8th, chased winner 10th, ridden to lead between last 2, headed last, driven and stayed on
chased winner 2nd until 10th, ridden and weakened between last 2
chased winner until 2nd, ridden 3 out, stayed on flat
Beau Torero has run well fresh in the past so with fitness unlikely to be an issue, he gets the vote ahead of Drum Native. The selection is a winner over the course and distance and is very much at home on sharp, turning left-handed tracks and effective on any ground apart from a bog, he looks sure to run well despite top-weight. Discomania needs the ground like a road to be at his best and is better suited to selling hurdles races, whilst Silvo fell on his chasing debut and needs to jump better this afternoon. Mycenean Prince is yet to score in 29 starts all told and cannot be fancied here, whilst stablemate Drum Native is less exposed and this ex-Irish sort ran well at the track last time out. This looks straightforward for Beau Torero and he gets the nod.
Beau Torero (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Prominent, led before 2nd, not fluent, clear 2 out, ridden out, won at Fakenham 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Jan beating Mystic Glen (10-2) by 2l, 6 ran.
Drum Native (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Held up, headway after 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out, 5th of 7, 14l behind Lake Imperial (11-0) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) frm.
Silvo (NZ) 12-1 (10-5) In touch when fell at the 7th in race won by Rowdy Yeats (12-2) at Lingfield 2m cnd hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Oct, 11 ran.
Discomania 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 5th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 12, 9l behind Soviet Sceptre (10-4) at Ludlow 2m cnd sll hdl (5) gd.
Mycenean Prince (USA) 14-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, weakened 3 out, 7th of 15, 18l behind Rowdy Yeats (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Sept.
