mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon behind
mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
keen, tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened quickly
prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on one pace
prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened next
always towards, rear, never dangerous
led to 2nd, prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
led 2nd, mistake 5th, ridden and headed last, stayed on
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, one pace
behind, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
always towards rear, lost touch 5th
held up, headway 6th, led last, hung left flat, ridden out
keen, mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened quickly
This will take little winning and provides Little Pip with an excellent opportunity to get off the mark over timber. A winner of a 10-furlong handicap on fast ground in Ireland, he has shaped as though he could win a small event, such as this over hurdles when finishing third in a couple of similar races to todays. He will not mind the fast ground and is taken to see off Irish raider Sammagefromtenesse, who returns to the company he was last successful in. He has struggled in better races since and although 4lbs higher than when last winning, he must enter calculations. There isn't much between the selection and Dinofelis on their running at Huntingdon, but that was only Mighty Pip's second outing over hurdles, so he should be capable of some improvement. Of the others both Timidjar and The Count have ability, but the former hasn't won for over three years, while the latter was quirky on the flat, takes a fierce grip in his races and is easy to pass over.
