tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, led 5th, narrow leader when mistake and unseated rider 3 out
led to 5th, pressing leader when left in lead 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
not fluent 2nd, always behind, lost touch approaching 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, hampered 3 out, led approaching 2 out, stayed on well
pushed along before 4th, always in rear, tailed off
prominent until 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader to 4th, 4th and pushed along when hampered by loose horse and carried wide after 3 out, no chance after
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, no impression when not fluent last
held up in touch, mistake 4th, soon ridden, behind from next
not fluent 2nd, always behind, tailed off after 4th, pulled up before 3 out
A Toi A Moi only has the newcomer Good Judgement to beat and should get favourite backers off to a good start, with Damarisco and Red Chief best of the rest. A Toi A Moi absolutely trotted up at Bangor last time, although his task was made easier by the fall of the only other fancied runner, Ferimon. The Venetia Williams-trained four-year-old was highly tried over hurdles last season and will think this is a walk in the park in comparison so with fitness assured, cannot be opposed. Good Judgement is owned by J P McManus and is by decent National-Hunt sire Good Thyne so should have a future at the game, while Damarisco hails from a stable that was very much in form at the weekend. Red Chief looks as though he needs a longer trip already judged on his Newton Abbot run, and it really is hard to look anywhere other than A Toi A Moi for the winner.
