keen, mid-division, jumped left 4th, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, weakened when hampered 2 out
led, headed after 2nd, led again 9th, hit next, headed 11th, soon ridden, weakened flat
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd approaching last, one pace flat
chased leaders, ridden after 11th, weakened 2 out
mid-division, hampered and mistake 4th, soon pulled up
chased leaders to 10th, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway 10th, ridden after 11th, disputing close 2nd when fell 2 out
prominent, mistake 2nd, soon lost place and behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
prominent, led after 2nd to 9th, led again 11th, driven out flat
The ability to jump a fence has to be taken on trust with a few of these and, although Tanikos is undoubtedly better than he showed in what turned out to a farce of a race on his chasing debut, it may pay to give Idiome a chance to shine on his first start for quite some time. Of the rest: Priory Wood, Fairtoto and Charlies Future are worth monitoring for support and cannot confidently be ruled out in a race that could be full of pitfalls. However, Lavinia Taylor is more than capable of having Idiome ready for the task in hand and this former French chaser can put his experience to good use against some fairly modest opposition. Under the Sand has chances on the best of his hurdles form but has not really caught the imagination as yet in this sphere. Therefore, Idiome gets the vote as he is sure to have been primed for what looks to a realistic level for him to be reintroduced to competitive action.
