held up, slightly hampered 1st, mistake 2nd, plugged on, no chance from 2 out
tracked leaders and keen, led 3rd, headed when mistake 2 out, soon held
tracked leader, mistake 4th and rider lost iron, ridden after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out and dismounted, burst blood vessel
held up and keen, not jump well, lost touch 5th
led, headed 3rd, led again 2 out, kept on
Sowdrey is hard to oppose in the opener with Correy and L'Oiseau de Feu rating the main dangers. The selection has been placed at up to two miles on the flat is sure to have been well schooled for this his hurdling debut and in this small field he is taken to make a winning debut. Correy rates the main danger on her best form but she has not progressed as expected and barley sees out the trip. L'Oiseau de Feu has had plenty of chances and looks poor. Stafford Will and Ten Black have shown nothing on the flat or over jumps respectivly and for the winner we return to Sowdrey.
Crickie Pitch Chaddleworth gelding, brother to winning chaser Welsh Dane.
L'Oiseau de Feu (USA) 50-1 (10-7) Towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, 25l behind Dr McFab (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 3yo mdn hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Sowdrey 2-1fav (8-13) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Synonymy (8-10) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug (Flat).
Stafford Will (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Tailed off 4th, 11th of 12, well behind Franchoek (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Ten Black 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 16, 5l behind Almahaza (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo sll (5) gd in Oct (Flat).
Correy 100-1 (10-5) With leader and keen, led 2nd, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, well behind Franchoek (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
