mid-division and keen, hit 5th, headway 5th, led 2 out, soon clear, easy
tracked leaders throughout, one pace last
held up towards rear, good headway after 3 out, chased winner after 2 out, no impression
mid-division, ridden 2 out, one pace when mistake last
in touch, ridden and weakened 5th
mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden and weakened 2 out
in touch, weakened approaching 5th, tailed off 2 out
led and keen, clear 3rd, headed and weakened 2 out
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader and mistake 3 out, weakened next and mistake last
in touch and keen, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, bad mistake last
mid-division, some headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, one pace
never better than finishing position
In this novices' hurdle, Sualda is selected ahead of Ameeq and Mtilly A 79-rated winner on the Flat in July, Sualda scored over hurdles at Worcester last time and, even under his penalty, looks to be a major player here today. Ameeq has a similar profile although his win came at Wincanton and he was a 77-rated all-weather winner. That said, he still commands respect here. Mtilly showed some promise on the Flat and, related to a prolific hurdles winner, might do better at this game. War At Sea hails from a good stable and has shown enough over timber to afforded respect, while Macaroni Gold was only modest on the Flat, but that still equates to being a lot better in that sphere than most of these and he gets a favourable mention. Foolish Groom has a similar profile and gets a similar synopsis. Finally, Safin might be one to have a look at in the betting and Almanshood was not devoid of ability on the Flat but, for the selection, we will stick with Sualda.
Ameeq (USA) 6-4fav (10-8) Held up in touch, headway from 5th, chased leaders approaching 2 out, led soon after, pushed clear flat, easily, won at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (4) gf in May beating Sou'wester (11-4) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Sualda (IRE) 2-1jt-fav (11-0) Prominent, led 3rd, clear approaching 2 out, jumped left last, eased towards finish, won at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd beating Linden Boy (11-0) by 2l, 10 ran.
Accumulus 10-1 (10-13) Held up, headway over 6f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 20, 27l behind Grecian Groom (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (6) gf in Apr.
Almanshood (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly, 10th of 14, 16l behind The Fonze (7-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun (Flat).
Foolish Groom 12-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and faded, 9th of 15, 8l behind Primeshade Promise (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gd (Flat).
Mirage Prince (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, not fluent last, 5th of 10, 35l behind Sualda (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.
War At Sea (IRE) Evensfav (10-12) Not fluent in mid-division, headway 3rd, ridden when rider dropped whip after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 9, 20l behind Cash On (11-1) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Aug.
Safin (GER) (8-11) 5th of 6, 7l behind Sambaprinz (8-11) at Neuss 7f stk std in Jan (Flat).
