made all, came clear final 2f, very easily
tracked winner until pushed along 5f out, weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 8f out, went 2nd 5f out, never any chance with winner, lost 2nd 2f out, weakened into 4th final furlong until weakened final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 4f out, plugged on into 2nd 2f out, no chance with winner
raced keenly tracking leaders, lost 3rd over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, went remote 3rd final furlong
held up in rear, never a factor, tailed off
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The Otmoor Poet has had 21 starts on the flat and over hurdles without winning and the sequence looks like continuing. Mark Johnston runs two with JUST WAIT looking the much more likely of the pair to win this. She found soft ground to her liking when scoring over 1m4f at Hamilton and the half-sister to Group 2 winner Universal will take some beating with much more to come. Via Delle Volte couldn't get past Beer With The Boys over 1m4f at Pontefract but she has a stamina-packed pedigree and looks a real threat in receipt of 7lb.The selection's stable companion Lord Of The Pace never got going at Pontefract last week and will need much more here.
Arch My Boy 100-1 (10-11) Behind, outpaced 3f out, never a threat, 15th of 23, 28 1/4l behind Relegate (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Lord Of The Pace (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) In rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Imaginative (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
The Otmoor Poet 11-1 (9-9) Close up, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 9 1/4l behind Quantatmental (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Just Wait (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Soon tracking leader, led 3f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Hamilton 1m 4f stks (5) sft in Sep beating Tolkyn (8-10) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Chetwynd Abbey 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 8th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Keltie (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Telekinetic 33-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, close up halfway, driven and lost place over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Aggressive (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gd in Oct.
Samson's Reach 50-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, outpaced over 6f out, raced alone far side, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 35 3/4l behind Time For A Toot (8-11) at Haydock 1m stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Via Delle Volte 9-1 (9-0) In touch, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden to press winner from over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Beer With The Boys (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.