held up, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, chased leader going well 2 out, soon led, clear approaching last, easily
tracked leaders, ridden and dropped rear after 5th, jumped slowly 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last
led, ridden and headed after 2 out, no chance approaching last
chased leader until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up, steady headway from 5th, chasing leader when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Just the quintet of runners here but all five have claims. Memsahib Ofesteem, a winner at Doncaster in January, has struggled since and, although the booking of Mick Fitzgerald catches the eye, he is probably best left alone. Indeed To Goodness is entitled to come on for a recent reappearance at Exeter but is basically exposed, while Cresswell Cherry comes from a yard out of form. Sel is the least exposed of these over hurdles and could go well of her light weight but the TEAMtalk vote goes to the Venetia Williams-trained Jollie Bollie. Although the mare is having her first outing of the stable, the yard's runners are normally fit enough first time out and, in a race as moderate as this, she may be worth chancing.
