held up in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened before next
led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, rallied and every chance flat, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden after 3f out, weakened next
tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, soon ridden, held on well towards finish
held up towards rear, headway halfway, effort when mistake 2f out, kept on same pace run in
always behind
mid-division, weakened halfway
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3f out
held up in mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden and effort after neck, no impression from 2f out
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced after 4f out, stayed on one pace from 2f out
A weak-looking novice contest that can be taken by course winner Karju, with the unexposed Words And Deeds perhaps the one to chase him home. Karju showed a good level of form here when landing a hurdle over half a mile further last month beating Salmon Ladder by a very easy six lengths. The drop back in trip should not be a problem and he can provide Tony Dobbin with another win at the track if reproducing anywhere near that level of form. Richard Fahey-trained Words And Deeds looks to be the most interesting of his opponents here. Rated as high as 70 at best on the flat, the Shadeed gelding was second here on his hurdling debut recently and with improvement expected for that experience, he can be the one to chase home the selection. Of the remainder Celebration Town and Gone Too Far look to be the best placed to take advantage of any mishaps to the other pair. The former is joint top weight here as a result of his recent win and will find this more difficult, while the latter has also been running well and could again claim a place, though the vote has to go to Karju.
