chased leader, ridden 4th, weakened 3 out
pulled hard early and mistake 1st, some headway 3 out, one pace
reminders 3rd, ridden next, soon weakened
pulled hard towards rear, mistake 2nd, weakened 3rd, pulled up after next
mid-division, headway after 4th, challenged before 2 out, every chance last, not quicken flat
held up in rear, good headway before 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on one pace
led after 1st, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway 4th, mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out
mid-division, ridden and headway before 3 out, ran on
soon prominent, ridden 4th, weakened when pulled up before 3 out
led to after 1st, chased leaders, ridden and led again briefly before 3 out, weakening when blundered 2 out, pulled up before last
held up mid-division, ridden 4th, soon weakened
Martin Pipe's Katies Genie would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to take a hand in this company and should be good enough to make a winning debut over hurdles. Lightly raced on the flat and unable to win in five starts over distances up to a mile, the daughter of Syrtos should have little difficulty in getting two miles over timber and, against such modest opposition, is the selection. Anything that Paul Nicholls runs in this company has to be respected and Billy Ballbreaker ran well enough in two bumpers to be given a chance. The Ron Hodges-trained La Marette and Jimmy Frost's Mantilla have bits and pieces of form that give them a chance but this is a poor contest and it will be no surprise to see the Pipe team take it.
