held up in touch, headway 3 out, chased winner next, ridden and kept on flat, no extra towards finish
in touch, chased winner 4th, ridden and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened approaching last
led, jumped right and headed 3rd, soon eased and lost place, pulled up after next
held up, struggling 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off
in rear, hit 2nd, lost touch when blundered and unseated rider 7th
tracked leader, led 3rd, made rest, driven and edged right flat, kept on well towards finish
WORKING TITLE is preferred here to the penalised I Have Dreamed and the talented Kanad. The selection makes his debut over fences this afternoon and this 135-rated hurdler has the scope to make a decent impression over the bigger obstacles. His hurdling form is very solid and he looks to be starting off over the right trip at the right sort of track. Vogarth is making up the numbers despite the trainer's ability to provide shocks at the course, Safe Investment has been exposed as modest over fences, whilst the same applies to Musical Weld. Of more interest then is Kanad who ran well behind Somersby on his chasing bow at Warwick. There is unlikely to be anything of that horse¿s quality in this race and improvement can be expected with that experience under his belt. I Have Dreamed bumped into a smart one at Kempton last time out and is another who will appreciate this easier race; however he looked less than willing to actually put his head in-front last time and under his penalty he must be opposed. This looks a fine opportunity for Working Title to further improve Nicky Henderson's cracking course record.
I Have Dreamed (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Keen early, tracked leaders, driven 3 out, soon every chance, weakened before last, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind You're The Top (11-0) at Kempton 2m nov chs (3) gs.
Kanad 7-1 (11-1) Disputed 2nd, headway 4 out, challenged approaching 2 out, outpaced between last 2, jumped right last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Somersby (11-1) at Warwick 2m nov chs (3) gd.
Musical Weld 40-1 (10-11) Keen, led and soon clear, mistake 14th and soon headed, weakened 3 out, last of 5, 48l behind Busker Royal (11-6) at Fakenham 3m nov chs (3) gd.
Safe Investment (USA) 7-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 9th, soon struggling, tailed off 2 out, last of 8, well behind Trotsky (11-2) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul.
Vogarth 200-1 (10-7) Soon well behind, pecked 2nd, tailed off after 8th, fell next, in a race won by Dave's Dream (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m nov chs (3) gd, 5 ran.
Working Title (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) In touch, chased winner 3 out to before last, ridden and no extra when edged left flat, 3rd of 10, 6l behind The Polomoche (11-12) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) gd in Apr.
