led, ridden 2 out, headed towards finish
close up, not fluent 6/7th, in touch after, reminders in rear 4 out, headway 2 out, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish
jumped slow at times, in touch in rear, behind 4 out, pulled up next
tracked leader, hit 5 out, blundered next, ridden and every chance 3 out, tiring approaching last when crawled over and unseated rider on landing
in touch, headway tracked leaders 9th, ridden and every chance 3 out, chased leader next, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, left poor 4th at last
in touch when fell 1st
Brianstorm, a smart novice hurdler, has been inconsistent over fences while Guetapan Collonges took advantage of heavy ground to win easily at Wetherby for which he's been raised 9lb. Young Wolf has been in poor form in higher grade but has dropped massively in the ratings as a consequence. Cracking Find has an excellent strike-rate and was running well before a poor effort on ground softer than he likes at Wetherby but ANIMAL looks the one to beat. A winning bumper, he was having just his third start over fences when cruising home at Fakenham and the longer trip can bring about even more improvement.
Brianstorm (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Always in rear, tailed off when jumped slowly 13th, pulled up soon after, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Guetapan Collonges (FR) 11-4 (10-13) Prominent, led 4 out, ridden and ran on, won at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Jan beating Caboy (10-11) by 14l, 6 ran.
Young Wolf (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Chased leaders on inside, reminders after 5th and before 13th where mistake and soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Cracking Find (IRE) 11-2 (10-4) Prominent, midfield 6th, towards rear 7th, ridden in rear before 4 out, well beaten when pulled up before 2 out, at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Animal (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Towards rear, headway to chase leading pair 5 out, ridden 2 out, led bend before last, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan beating Jony Max (11-8) by 11l, 7 ran.
Tikk Tock Boom (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, hit 6th, pushed along after 7th, tailed off from before 3 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Starsky (11-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Hideo (FR) 20-1 (10-10) Last pair, tailed off when mistake 9th, never a factor, 6th of 7, dist behind The King Of May (11-11) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
