tracked leader, led after 3 out, clear when faultered before last, pulled up soon after
held up in touch and keen, weakened from 3 out
held up in rear, reminder 2nd, soon in touch, reminders 5 out, well held in 4th when left poor 3rd last
led, headed after 3 out, soon ridden, 10 lengths down in 2nd went left in front after last, soon pressed, just held on
tracked leaders, hit 5th, weakened from 2 out
held up towards rear and keen, soon in rear, headway after 3 out, held in 3rd when left 2nd after last, pressed winner run-in, just held towards finish
Kack Handed has his first run for Tim Vaughan so expect him to be spot-on for a yard that does so well with horses moving from other yards. An absence of over 100 days presents no problem but he's only been seen over timber once since the autumn of 2009 and may find this too sharp. Bhaltair made a solid hurdling debut at Cartmel after showing promise in bumpers and and must go well, whilst Bajan Parkes has been running to a fair level on the Flat. Brian Ellison is having a tremendous year and RAVI RIVER has been in fine form for the yard in the current Flat season, with two wins amongst a series of good efforts. He should be good enough if translating that form to hurdles, whilst the booking of the champion jockey indicates connections mean business.
Bajan Parkes 100-1 (10-12) Led, hit 4th, headed after next, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 17, 13l behind Quwetwo (10-12) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan '09.
Bhaltair (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Led, not fluent 2nd or 5th, ridden and headed after 2 out, well held by winner when losing 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 7l behind The Tiddly Tadpole (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf.
Big Bad Boo 13-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, jumped left and bumped 1st, not fluent next, lost place when not fluent 4th, soon hanging left, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 7, 25l behind Laudatory (11-0) at Towcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in May.
Kack Handed 9-2 (11-12) Led until 4th, carried right 6th, not fluent next, left challenging 8th, ridden after 2 out, no impression on winner last, one pace, 2nd of 6, 9l behind Marley Roca (11-6) at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Mathaaq 25-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 5th of 15, 12l behind Long Distance (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Ravi River (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear on outside, headway into mid-division 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out, 10th of 12, 31l behind Little Hercules (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
