chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out, no impression on winner
made all, pushed along entering straight, soon extended and clear, very easily
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, dropped to 4th after last, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace
mid division, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace
rear of mid division, kept on one pace from over 2f out
towards rear, 7th halfway, mistake last(usual 4 out), pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no extra from 1f out
rear of mid division, 8th halfway, no impression from over 3f out
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, went 3rd after last, kept on one pace from over 3f out
rear of mid division, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from over 1f out
Although pulled up at Chepstow last month, Tronador has won on the Flat and over hurdles. It’s two years since COLONEL MUSTARD last won but he ran some cracking races in defeat last season over hurdles, placing in the Champion Hurdle at Punchestown on his final start. If he transfers that form tackling fences second time around, he’ll be much too good for these. Found A Fifty was also highly tried over hurdles last season and has won a point so should make a chaser. Lucky Max was also a useful hurdler but the others are probably best watched.
Colonel Mustard (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along after 2 out and went 3rd approaching last, soon no impression and kept on one pace run-in, 3rd of 6, 9l behind State Man (11-12) at Punchestown 2m (1) Yielding in Apr.
Found A Fifty (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Raced in 2nd early, slight mistake 1st, dropped to last after 4th and pushed along, soon trailing, ridden before 3 out, no impression remote 4th entering straight, no extra, 4th of 5, 23 1/2l behind Facile Vega (11-12) at Punchestown 2m (1) Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Lucky Max (GER) 40-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 18th halfway, pushed along in 14th after 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, 14th of 19, 28 1/2l behind Zarak The Brave (11-5) at Galway 2m hcp (1) Good - Yielding in Aug.
One Of Us Is Lying (IRE) 125-1 (11-4) Towards rear, 7th halfway, left 5th 5 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, no impression before next, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Invictus World (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 6f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug.
That's Me Finished (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Rear, 14th after 8th, progress after 2 out, one paced before last, 6th of 15, 30 1/4l behind Shotgun Jack (11-4) at Galway 3m hcp sft in Oct.
Tronador (IRE) 28-1 (11-10) Mid-division, well held 2 out and pulled up, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Celebrating Katie (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Towards rear, fell 5 out, at Thurles 2m 2f sft in Nov.
La Malmason (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake and unseated rider 3 out, at Limerick 2m 3f sft in Oct.
Soldaro (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Towards rear, 9th 3 out, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra before last, never a factor, 8th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Law Ella (11-7) at Thurles 2m 5f sft in Oct.
