held up in rear, mistake 8th, blundered 11th, ridden and one-paced approaching 4 out
tracked leader, led brielfy 5 out, chased winner after, no chance from 3 out
held up in rear, headway on bit 5 out, soon led, clear when hit 2 out, easily
tracked leaders, led 7th, headed after 5 out, weakened approaching 3 out
led to 7th, dropped rear 10th, outpaced 13th, stayed on approaching last
held up in touch, headway 10th, reminder 11th, not fluent 5 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly, behind when pulled up before next
If Keen Leader produces anything like his best hurdle form over the larger obstacles then he will take some stopping having already proved his well being with a facile success at Haydock. The ground and the distance both suit. Haut Cercy is a credit to connections and rarely runs a poor race. His victory last time out at Wincanton holds up well and he will take advantage of any mistakes by the selection. The Bajan Bandit will have his loyal band of supporters and his recent success at Haydock showed he is well with himself. Suspicion is he would prefer a softer surface. High Cotton is a consistent sort who can be very good on his day but with his trainer out of form he is overlooked here. Jungle Jinks is on a four-timer and cannot be lightly dismissed. It is hard to work out the form of his last outing in the mud at this track but he is respected with his trainer having a good record here.
