keen hold, mid-division, headway 7f out, hung left over 3f out, soon hard ridden, kept on, no chance with with nr
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on one-paced
made all, clear final furlong, easily
mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off
pulled hard, always behind
behind, ridden and headway over 5f out, weakened 4f out
soon prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, never nearer
towards rear, headway over 5f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd post
in touch, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened
keen, in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
prominent, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
mid-division, effort over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
prominent, ridden after 6f, weakened over 5f out
The lack of pace in National Hunt Flat races makes somewhat of a mockery of the form and makes confidently picking the winner very difficult. It usually pays to watch the market in this type of race with the trainers of Spud One, Tweli, and Vicar's Lad all having good records at this track. The first mentioned did win a race (for which he has a penalty) though it was a pretty weak race and is hard to assess. Cloudy Grey's fourth in a Sandown bumper could be useful form while Supreme Dawn showed some promise when beaten only nine lengths in a race at Towcester earlier in the year. Kiora Bay warrants a mention, coming from a powerful in-form stable but as usual in these desperate to watch races the market will be the best guide.
