A more than useful hurdler, Nicky Henderson's KERADA jumped boldly to score by six lengths on her chasing debut at Newbury. She has a penalty to carry here but still appears to have the measure of Cobbler's Queen and Identity Parade on a line through Newbury third Sway and has more scope than Moorlands Teri, who was already beaten when falling at Chepstow last time. Shenanigan wasn't beaten far on her second start over fences but that was in August 2009 and she will almost certainly benefit from today's outing.
Kerada (FR) 5-4 (10-12) Jumped well, chased leader, led 3rd, narrowly headed after 11th, led again 4 out, came clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly, easily, won at Newbury 2m 4f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) sft beating Asturienne (10-12) by 6l, 4 ran.
Cobbler's Queen (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Towards rear, behind from 5th, weakened 5 out, 5th of 7, 46l behind Sway (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f mares nov ch (4) gs in Dec.
Identity Parade (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Close up, hit 8th, lost place 10th, headway approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 7, well behind Sway (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f mares nov ch (4) gs in Dec.
Moorlands Teri 22-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, in touch approaching 8th, outpaced after 5 out, weakened 3 out, fell next, in a race won by Silver Kate (10-7) at Chepstow 3m beg chase (4) sft, 7 ran.
Shenanigan 17-2 (10-2) Chased leader to 7th, remained handy, ridden approaching 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied last, every chance flat, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Fairoak Lad (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gf in Aug '09.
