held up, ridden and headway to chase clear leader before 2 out, closed before last, led soon after last, idled but kept on run-in
behind, blundered 9th, tailed off when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next
tracked leader, led 5th, well clear 2 out, hard driven and mistake last, soon headed, kept on as winner idled run-in
pulled hard, held up in rear until pulled way up to chase leaders after 3rd, effort to chase leader briefly after 3 out, weakened quickly and mistake next
close up, jumped left 6th, chased leader 8th, hard ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, mistake 8th, hard ridden and stayed on same pace after 3 out
mistake, struggling in rear when blundered 9th, stayed on from 3 out, kept on run-in, not reach leaders
held up, mistake 4th, pulled up quickly after next
led to 5th, chased leader after, mistake 7th, lost 2nd next, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
Amadeus is given the vote in this novices' handicap chase with Sweet Minuet and Haafel put forward as the dangers. The selection is probably better over hurdles, but he ran well enough on his last outing over the bigger obstacles when second behind Lorient Express, and with this testing ground sure to suit he looks to have a big chance. Sweet Minuet looks as though she could make into a decent chaser but she fell last time out and still has plenty to prove at present. Haafel was disappointing last time but he had previously run well in a slightly better race than this at Plumpton when second behind Nathos. If he could reproduce that effort here then he could go close. Rakassa is useful over hurdles but was disappointing last time out over fences, but this mare is certainly one to keep an eye on. However, for the winner we return to Amadeus.
