last pair, outpaced 7th, never on terms, tailed off
last pair, outpaced 7th, never on terms, tailed off
raced wide in 3rd place, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd 5th, pushed along when mistake and no chance from 3 out, lost 2nd at the last, weakened into 4th close home
tracked winner until 5th, pushed along in well held 3rd before 3 out, dropped to 4th before next, plugged on into 3rd again close home
tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, went right next, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with winner
jumped well, made all, came clear from 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
ALLMANKIND is headstrong and last season’s Triumph Hurdle third found little off the bridle when a beaten favourite on his return to action. It’s a surprise to see him over fences so early in his career but the four-year-old gets a handy weight-for-age allowance at this time of year and he’ll probably take some catching if his jumping is up to scratch. Fred is a likely danger as he was progressive over the smaller obstacles last term, though will find today’s going lively enough. Stolen Silver has already had a run over fences and was 11 lengths ahead of Zanza at Newton Abbot – he could challenge the selection for the lead.
Dun Bay Creek 80-1 (10-0) Held up, hard ridden and effort 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Go As You Please (10-13) at Warwick 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Five Star Getaway (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Led, headed before 3 out, not much room bend before 2 out, no impression after, 6th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Main Fact (11-7) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Fred (FR) 5-4fav (11-6) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along early, pushed along again after 6th, challenged from 3 out, switched right before last, led flat, held on, won at Musselburgh 2m (2) sft in Feb beating Malystic (11-3) by hd, 6 ran.
Stolen Silver (FR) 7-2 (11-0) Jumped right and not always fluent, led until before 2nd, chased leader until 5th, mistake 7th, ridden after 4 out, no impression in 3rd before last, 3rd of 8, 6 1/4l behind Eldorado Allen (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Zanza (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, well held 4th from 6th, no impression, 4th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Eldorado Allen (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Allmankind 11-8fav (11-6) Led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat, 3rd of 6, 7 1/2l behind Botox Has (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m (2) gd in Oct.
