raced keen, led 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened from next
always prominent, ridden 3 out, effort approaching last, hard ridden flat, stayed on
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, never nearer
tracked leaders, led 3 out and soon clear, challenged approaching last, driven out
held up, ridden 5th, weakened next
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2 out, kept on one pace
led 1st, stayed prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching last,
held up and keen, behind from 5th, pulled up before 2 out
always towards rear
raced keen, close up, ridden 5th, weakened from next
An intriguing handicap hurdle with plenty of runners holding claims. Among those worthy of a mention are Mary Reveley's Chaos Theory, who has slipped to an attractive mark following some below par efforts. However, he does not win very often and is probably best watched for the time being. Mixsterthetrixster had some decent form for Tim Easterby a couple of seasons ago and ran respectably for new connections after a lengthy lay off recently. The bounce factor would be a worry for backers of the topweight. The Ian Williams-trained Brooklyn's Gold comes into this in better form than most of these having chased home Dream With Me at Ascot earlier in the month and should go close off the same mark. Kevin Morgan's Marigliano lost little in defeat behind Out Of The Shadows on his comeback and is another to consider, along with Bitter Sweet who is only 2lbs higher than when beating Bound at Warwick. The one that gets the TEAMtalk selection though is Leatherback. Neville Callaghan's gelding is unexposed over hurdles, looks well treated on his flat form and may have too much speed for his rivals.
