tracked leaders, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, kept on same pace run in
raced keen, held up in rear, ridden 3 out, soon beaten
tracked leader, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before next
held up in touch, headway when mistake 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed close home, no extra
raced keen, held up towards rear, tailed off halfway, pulled up before 2 out
led, mistake 2 out, ridden and headed 2f out, hard ridden to lead close home, kept on
held up, pushed along 3 out, effort approaching last, soon one-paced
Ratified has become disappointing over fences but should not be inconvenienced by the testing conditions. A former winner on the level, he may make the most of this easy opportunity at the main expense of King Plato who failed to last home on his hurdling bow over two and a half miles and is capable of better. Alvaro is exposed as a poor hurdler and has shown his best form on a faster surface.