held up in rear, headway 10th, led approaching last, stayed on well
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out
led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra
mid-division, went 4th from 2 out, no impression
tracked leader, weakened 10th, pulled up before 3 out
towards rear, soon tracking leaders, blundered 12th, weakened next
held up in rear, pushed along after 9th, hit 12th soon weakened
Charingworth must be an interesting newcomer to fences, however KILKENNY ALL STAR has some solid chasing form in the book and he is preferred to Playing The Field. The last-named is interesting as the former Irish point-to-pointer goes straight over fences without spending any time over hurdles. His inexperience may work against him however he gets a handy weight allowance and should not be taken lightly. In contrast, the selection Kilkenny All Star has plenty of experience over fences. He has changed yards since his final start in April and Richard McGrath is an ideal jockey booking for a horse who may just lack a bit of confidence. Grasscutter unseated his rider on his recent chasing debut and he looked beaten at the time, so a bigger threat may be Charingworth who was just a modest hurdler last season but this son of Supreme Leader is expected to fare much better ove fences. Patchoulie Conti is another interesting newcomer to fences. She seemed to improve for three miles at the end of last season however so over this shorter trip she is taken on with stablemate Kilkenny All Star.
Charingworth (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Mid-division on outside, headway 7th, mistake next, not fluent 9th, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 49l behind So Now (11-9) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr.
Grasscutter (IRE) 4-1 (10-6) Took keen hold in last pair, not fluent, hit 5th, struggling 7th, disputing poor 4th when blundered, slithered on landing and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Bright Sparky (10-0) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct, 7 ran.
Kilkenny All Star (IRE) 13-2 (10-3) Held up, some headway 5 out, soon outpaced, 5th and no chance when hampered last, 4th of 10, 32l behind Cantgeton (10-1) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Major Card (FR) (10-3) 11th of 15, 42l behind Tarab (10-10) at Enghien(FR) 2m hdl hvy in Oct '07.
Our Commando (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Pr, 3rd/4th till lst tch 5out, sn bhd, pu 2out, in a race won by No Tears (12-0) at Kilsheelan 3m ire ptp gd in Oct, 15 ran.
Patchoulie Conti (FR) 4-1fav (10-8) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway 9th, led approaching 2 out, ridden after 2 out, headed last, ran on flat, 2nd of 13, nk behind All Roads Lead (11-9) at Southwell 3m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
Playing The Field (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 15, 31l behind Last Of The Bunch (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f NH flat (6) gf in Oct.
