held up in rear, ridden and some headway when hit 2 out, soon beaten
prominent, chased winner soon after 3 out, kept on under pressure flat, no extra close home
chased leader, led 6th, headed soon after 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off
tracked leaders, led soon after 3 out, six lengths clear when bad mistake last, driven out flat,
close up, ridden 4th, lost touch 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last
not fluent, led, ridden and headed 6th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last
refused to race, took no part
For consistency Above The Cut is a tentative TEAMtalk selection in this weak hurdle race. He has shown ability at a variety of distances and returns here on the back of a short break. The ground should suit and his trainer has good form at this track. His main danger could be The Brewer who ran creditably on his reappearance at Stratford 17 days ago and should come on for the run. He was beginning to recapture his form of a couple of seasons ago when he was given a summer break. Asking is capable of going well on his day and has the ground to suit here. He is taking a small step up in trip but goes well fresh and any market support should be significant.