pressed leader, gradually lost ground from 3rd, pushed along towards rear before 4 out,
prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out,
keen in midfield, not fluent 1st, headway before 4 out, 2nd behind clear leader 3 out, rapid headway to join leader 2 out, moved clear under pressure before last, drifted left run-in, kept on well
held up in midfield, headway before 4 out, ridden into modest third before last, ran on
held up towards rear, ridden before 5th, well adrift 2 out, ran on under pressure from last
set steady pace, headed before 4th, ridden and lost ground 4 out, beaten 2 out
prominent, led and clear before 4th, still well clear 3 out, lead diminished rapidly and joined 2 out, ridden and headed before last, ran on but could not match winner
midfield, not fluent 4th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, modest headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened after last
in rear, jumped violently left and unseated rider 4th
Earl Of Harrow ran in a Grade 2 at Kempton after finishing second on his hurdling debut at Catterick at the start of the year. He should find this a lot easier while Isolate’s second at Doncaster in February will have taught him plenty. Guard Your Dreams, a half-brother to a winning hurdler, found only one too good in a Warwick bumper in March but PRESENTANDCOUNTING was impressive when landing a jumpers’ bumper at Newcastle earlier in the year and is clearly much better than he showed on his hurdling debut at Sedgefield. San Agustin looks as though he’ll need more time.
Dragonfruit 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led narrowly halfway, headed over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 14l behind Wellntyne (11-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) sft in Aug.
Earl Of Harrow 10-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, weakened 2 out, 5th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Solo (11-3) at Kempton 2m (1) gs in Feb.
Guard Your Dreams 11-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 6f out, 3rd over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 15, 19l behind Bear Ghylls (11-2) at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Isolate (FR) 6-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, handy on inside, chased winner 3 out, well held from next, 2nd of 10, 11l behind Zoffee (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Master Templar (IRE) Robin Des Champs gelding out of Which Thistle.
Medici Moon 50-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, ridden for effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Tanqeeb (9-10) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Presentandcounting (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, kept on, won at Newcastle 2m (4) Slow in Feb beating Halcyon Days (11-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
San Agustin (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Took a keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden along to lead just over 2f out, lost position when outpaced final furlong, 4th of 6, 5 3/4l behind The Trampolinist (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gs in Sep.
White Walker 20-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden turning in, soon no impression, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 24 3/4l behind Supamouse (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) hvy in Dec.
Courteva 33-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 13, 28 3/4l behind Kaisan (8-9) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
