held up, headway after 5th, tracked winner and every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden, found nil when mistake last
held up, ridden after 3rd, behind from 5th
never better than mid-division
headway after 5th, chased leaders and every chance 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, beaten when blundered and unseated rider last
ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace (wore cheek pieces)
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after next, kept on
chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace (wore cheek pieces)
chased leader, led approaching 6th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway 5th, led after 3 out, clear from next, kept on well
ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
led, headed approaching 6th, soon weakened
reluctant to race, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
Tina's Indian won on the Flat at Brighton in May but has done little over hurdles. The Car Chaser showed promise in a couple of bumpers and it is curious to see him start off over hurdles in a claimer. Moving Earth is in the last-chance saloon after refusing to race too many times. Enigmatic but fairly talented seems to suit him as a description. Honourable Chief is blinkered for the first time here but has not shown too much in the way of form, and he finished well behind Capriolo last time (in a Plumpton claimer). Capriolo should be in the shake-up here, as should Jonjo O'Neill's runner, Zurs, who comes out best on official ratings. Course winner Sungio is interesting, not least because Mick Fitzgerald has been booked to ride. Haafel won here a year ago and had a pipe-opener on the Flat recently. Irish import - and making his British debut today - Louises Glory, won at Punchestown in January while Martin Pipe and Tony McCoy are represented by Delaware, one of the top three in terms of official ratings and has to show up well. Bhutan, also among the best three in the ratings, won this race last year and Mrs Reveley would hardly send him all the way down from Saltburn just for the sea air. On that basis, he gets the TEAMtalk vote.
