raced keenly, led, saddle slipped and puled up before 8th
tracked leader, hit 2nd, left alone before 8th
MIGHT I is 18lb clear of his only other rival and is hard to oppose. He made a couple of bad errors on last month’s chasing debut but today’s faster going and the application of cheekpieces should help on that score. Bourbali hasn’t won over hurdles for some time and faces a stiff task debuting over fences on his first since April.
Bourbali (FR) 11-1 (10-10) Quickly away, led and raced keenly, hit 2nd, headed 2 out, chased winner and well held before the last, 2nd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Crebilly (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Might I (IRE) 6-4 (10-10) Raced in last, not fluent 10th, awkward jump 4 out, hit 3 out, blundered next, kept on well flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 3, 1l behind Complete Unknown (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (2) hvy in Oct.