track leaders, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
mid division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, soon ridden, headed after next, weakened from last
track leaders, and not fluent, weakened approaching 5th, tailed off from next, pulled up before 2 out
behind, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened,
towards rear, smooth headway, track leaders, approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, and soon led, kept on running
mid-division, pace leaders and in touch approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after last
mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out to chase leaders, blundered 3 out, soon weakened
led, until ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakening and beaten, fell 2 out
Howard Johnson has a couple of short-priced favourites earlier on the card and sends out another here with Coat of Honour, who is preferred to Prairie Moonlight and Into The Shadows. The selection was easily the best of these on the flat and ended the current campaign with Sir Mark Prescott rated 100. Sure to have been well schooled by his new connections, it is hard to oppose Coat Of Honour. Charlie Mann's ex-German filly Prairie Moonlight made a pleasing start to her career in Britain with success at Hexham last month but this looks tougher, especially under her penalty. Alan Bailey's Lennel showed promise on his only start over hurdles at Stratford in June and ran well on the flat in a handicap at Epsom when last seen. He makes more appeal than Alan Parker's French import Lampion du Bost, who has winning form over fences in his native country but may lack the speed to trouble the selection. Of more interest may be Keith Reveley's Into The Shadows who showed promise in bumpers and comes here in fine form from the flat having won handicaps at Newcastle and Newmarket in his last two starts. Coat Of Honour is an interesting recruit to the novice hurdling ranks though and is hard to oppose on his debut.
