led, hit 4th, headed before next, lost 2nd before 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when blundered 3 out
chased leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, soon behind, no chance when rider lost iron and pulled up before next
chased leaders, went 2nd soon after 2 out, led approaching last, pushed along and kept on well flat
in touch, headway to 2nd 3 out, led next, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace flat
held up, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd 3 out, led soon after, blundered and headed 2 out, well held in 3rd and no chance with leading duo when lost 3rd well before last, weakened flat
started slowly, held up in last pair, plugged on before last, went poor 3rd in closing stages
started slowly, pulled hard and tended to jump right, headway to chase leaders 4th, led before 5th, clear when pecked next, reduced lead before 3 out, headed and weakened soon after 3 out, blunderd next, tailed off
in touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, hit next, went 2nd before 6th until before next, ridden and weakened well before 2 out
took keen hold, chased leader until lost place 5th, blundered 3 out, rallied to modest 4th when mistake next, driven in poor 3rd before blundered last, weakened flat, dropped to 4th in closing stages
Hyperlink won a couple of times over middle-distances for Mark Johnston on the Flat and is of obvious interest making his hurdling debut for John Ferguson at a relatively lowly level. But Experimentalist and FLAMING ARROW have already shown decent form over timber. The former was second in a Sandown handicap last time but the latter is arguably less exposed and any improvement on his second to the useful Cockney Sparrow at Doncaster, where Burns Night finished tailed off, could see him go one better today.
Burns Night 66-1 (11-1) Behind, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Cockney Sparrow (9-12) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov stks (4) gd.
Experimentalist 25-1 (11-9) Held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway before 2 out, soon chasing leader, ridden to lead and carried head high flat, headed and unable to quicken final 130 yards, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Thundering Home (10-9) at Sandown 2m cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gs in Feb.
Flaming Arrow (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway on inside before 3 out, ridden next, went 2nd approaching last, kept on, always held, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Cockney Sparrow (9-12) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov stks (4) gd.
Formulation (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) In rear, ridden over 3f out, tailed off, 11th of 12, 49l behind Rysbrack (11-4) at Wolverhampton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
Rasheed 20-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, weakening when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Timesishard (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Barathea Dancer (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Behind, headway 2 out, never nearer, 7th of 15, 21l behind Dante's Frolic (11-0) at Catterick 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Feb.
Miss Overbury (IRE) 22-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 9l behind Alphabetical Order (10-9) at Lingfield 2m mdn n h flat (6) std in Dec.
Rum Ginney 80-1 (10-10) In touch, ridden and dropped to rear 5th, soon tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Mischievous Milly (10-10) at Fakenham 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Hyperlink (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) With leader, led well over 4f out, soon headed, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 27l behind Gosforth Park (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep (flat).
