led and pulled hard, mistake 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, ran on but not pace of winner
hampered 1st, pulled hard and held up in mid-division, good headway on inside 3 out, switched right to challenge and mistake 2 out, ridden and led last, drifted left under pressure flat,
held up in mid-division, ridden and not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden 3 out and not fluent, soon behind
prominent, ridden after 3 out, stayed on one pace
mid-division, jumped right first, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
pulled early with leader, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on well from last, switched right and effort close home, not reach winner
prominent, ridden 4th, weakened 5th, soon tailed off
Alrafid, Celtic Son and Scalloway look the three to concentrate on in this contest and the confident vote goes to Alrafid. The selection has been in fair form on the flat of late. He returns to hurdles in a poor contest and under conditions that suit he is taken to break his maiden tag over hurdles. Celtic Son rates the main danger he showed fair ability in bumpers notably when fourth behind Spirit Of New York. He represents a top yard and is sure to have been well schooled for this his hurdling debut so he is worth noting in the market. Scalloway is another worthy of respect he was a fair third behind Say What You See last time out but again his penalty may find him out against these less exposed sorts. Chakra has place claims on his best form but he was disappointing for no apparent reason behind Monticelli last time so he can not be backed with any confidence. Of the remainder Rifleman is from a yard in form and is another to note in the market but for the winner we return to Alrafid.
