held up last, pecked 3rd, left 3rd at 8th, shaken up and outpaced before 4 out, no chance after
tracked leading pair, tracked leader 2nd, ridden after 2 out, led last, driven clear
led until 2nd and dropped to 3rd, injured and pulled up quickly before 8th, dismounted
tracked leader, led 2nd, awkward next, headed last, no extra run-in
A tricky little heat in which TOMORROW MYSTERY is taken to go one better than her debut run over fences when beaten in a three-horse race when sent off at odds-on, but it was a far from disappointing effort, beaten by a talented hurdler on his chase debut. She should improve for the experience. Isolate looked to be travelling exceptionally well on chasing debut at Stratford but seemed to hit a flat spot after two out. He too should progress for the run too but Courtland, an easy winner first time over fences looms as a larger threat in receipt of 6lb from the selection. Repetitio seems a horse in search of a trip at present and is hard to assess accurately.
Tomorrow Mystery 8-11fav (10-5) Chased leader from 1st, challenged 3 out, shaken up 2 out, every chance last, ridden flat, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Pisgah Pike (10-12) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Courtland (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Held up towards rear, smooth headway 5 out, headed leader 4 out, 7 lengths clear 2 out, easily, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Lord Schnapps (11-9) by 14l, 5 ran.
Repetitio (IRE) 4-1 (11-13) Chased leader, joined leader 6th, headed 9th, pushed along before 4 out, no extra, 4th of 5, 15 1/2l behind Courtland (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Isolate (FR) 11-4fav (11-3) Prominent, mistake 3rd, headway to chase leader 4 out, ridden 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 8, 13 1/2l behind Scardura (11-12) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
