held up, headway halfway, joined leaders on bit 3f out, led over 1f out, easy (all hurdles in the home straight bypassed on both circuits)
in touch, behind from halfway
led, ridden last, headed 3f out, gradually weakened
always in rear, tailed off halfway, virtually pulled up
tracked leaders, weakened 5f out
held up, steady headway halfway, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 1f out
tracked leader and not fluent 1st, ridden and every chance over 3f out, weakened 2f out
always in rear
Beau Nash, Osprey View and Impress are the ones to consider here, with the enigmatic Beau Nash getting the vote to score again. Impress did just that when finishing a close second at Newbury two outings ago, but was then a disappointment last time. He clearly has ability, and if reverting to his Newbury form he can hit the frame here. Osprey View, a winner in Ireland, ran his best race in this country when chasing home General Smith at Worcester. Tony McCoy has been booked and the combination will be hard to beat. Beau Nash is rated in the high 80s on the Flat, but has taken some time to get to grips with the hurdling game. However, he won in good style at Huntingdon last time, and that form was given a boost at Towcester on Tuesday evening. Beau Nash can score again in an interesting contest.
Beau Nash (USA) 11-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, hit 1st, pushed along 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, led after last, stayed on, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf beating Air Guitar (11-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Darcy Wells 28-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place 4th, soon behind and pulled up 3 out in race won by Le Rouge Fatal (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct, 10 ran.
Hambaphambili 33-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place after 3rd, 8th of 12, well behind Albertas Run (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
The Rebound Kid 3-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division when fell in race won by Water Pistol (10-11) at Fakenham 2m 7f nov hdl (4) gf, 7 ran.
Impress 13-2 (10-10) Chased leader, reminder after 5th, lost 2nd after 6th, weakening when mistake next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Waldo's Dream (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr, 17 ran.
Osprey View (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) In touch, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on flat, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind General Smith (10-12) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Tempting Paradise (IRE) 3-1fav (10-12) Led, slow and headed briefly after 6th, approaching 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 13l behind Dariak (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Madam Blaze 25-1 (10-9) Held up rear, headway 3 out, weakened after 2 out and pulled up in race won by Picacho (11-7) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gf, 8 ran.
