chased winner, challenged 6th, driven after 2 out, no impression flat
held up behind leaders, not much room 3rd, 3rd and outpaced 3 out, weakened before next
made all, mistake 6th, went left last, drew clear flat, stayed on
held up behind leaders on outside, outpaced before 3 out, soon ewakened
always behind, well beaten 3 out
held up behind leaders on inside, jumped right, lost place 5th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened 3 out
HURRICANE BAY looks set to open his account having just missed out at Wetherby on his hurdling debut despite a less than fluent display of jumping. He’ll have benefitted for that experience and can go one better. Bumper winner Densworth failed to figure on his hurdling bow while Fortuitous Find debuts under Rules having won between the flags. Times Are Blue disappointed last time having finished runner-up at Hereford on his earlier debut over timber.
Densworth (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led 1st until 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 12, 34 1/2l behind Maximilian (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct.
Fortuitous Find 5-2 (12-2) Mid-div, 7th 1/2way, ld aftr 5out, 2l 2nd bef 3out, ld agn bef 2out where left clr, 12l adv bef last, ko flat, won at Tralee 3m gd in May beating Soldat Flamboyant (11-11) by 17l, 11 ran.
Hurricane Bay 20-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, led, wandered into the early hurdles, clear before 3rd, not fluent 5th, soon reduced lead, headed 3 out, every chance when mistake and bumped last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 11, nk behind Hall Lane (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f (3) gs in Oct.
Newtonian 6-1 (11-4) Always in rear, fell 3 out, at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in May.
Solid Fuel 200-1 (10-13) Always behind, last of 6, dist behind Twig (11-0) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Nov.
Times Are Blue (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Mid-division, pushed along in modest 4th before 3 out, no impression, soon weakened, left 3rd last, 3rd of 8, dist behind Outlaw Peter (11-6) at Exeter 2m 6f (3) gd in Nov.
