tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden after 2 out, wandered run-in, kept on well, pushed out, finished tired
in rear, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, held in 3rd when stumbled badly and unseated rider 2 out
in touch in 4th, weakened from 4 out, left remote 3rd from 2 out
led to 4 out, ridden after last, wandered badly run-in, kept on same pace, finished tired
IKRAPOL has joined David Pipe having been placed in a hurdle race in France in testing ground back in April. He can take advantage of the weight concession from the penalised Jaboltiski, a winner at Huntingdon three weeks ago. Swincombe Toby was tailed off at Auteuil earlier this year but fared better on his first start for Nick Williams on faster going at Warwick recently but Kenobe Star has shown nothing so far and Blackadder, only placed once on the Flat, makes his hurdling debut.
Jaboltiski (SPA) 9-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 5th, challenged 2 out, led last, stayed on well, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Nov beating Duke Of Sonning (11-4) by 2l, 7 ran.
Blackadder 20-1 (8-11) In touch when hampered on rail over 4f out, never on terms after, 8th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Roxy Lane (8-12) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Ikrapol (FR) (10-3) 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Adrien Du Pont (10-3) at Enghien 2m sft in Apr.
Kenobe Star (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up, effort when not fluent 3 out, no impression, weakening when mistake 2 out, 4th of 7, 22l behind Jaboltiski (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Swincombe Toby 25-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Chic Name (10-12) at Warwick 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
