held up, mistake 5th, headway after 7th, led 3 out, not fluent and headed next, rallied to lead final strides
prominent, ridden and one pace from 2 out, better for race
towards rear, lost touch from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
in touch until ridden 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off
held up.dw 7th, led 2 out to last, led again flat, headed final strides
led and set slow pace, ridden and headed 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
held up in touch, headway approaching 4 out, ridden to lead approaching last, headed and weakened close home
held up, mistake 1st, behind from 6th
pulled hard in rear, headway after 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened from next
chased leader, led 7th to 3 out, weakened from next
In what should prove to be an informative race, Fox In The Box is the TEAMtalk selection. This Robert Alner-trained progressive five-year-old made a promising hurdling debut at Wincanton recently, where he finished just nine lengths fourth to Lords Best. He's bred for heavy and soft going, and should have improved for that first experience of jumping in public. One to watch for marked improvement is Moscow Tradition. This Jonjo O'Neill-trained four-year-old made his racing debut over hurdles in Class B company at Cheltenham last month, but was well-beaten into ninth place. This is a much easier race, and he has been bred for 2m 4f hurdle races. Freeline Fantasy would be in with an each-way chance, depending on how he's been schooling. This is his season debut after finishing third in a Towcester bumper in April, and his stablemates have done well first time out in this campaign. Of the rest, Luftikus earns a mention. This German-bred five-year-old made a promising hurdles debut, finishing third at Huntingdon last month. However, the ground is an unknown factor for this novice.
