held up in touch, took closer order 5th, outpaced approaching 8th, never on terms after
prominent, pecked 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace
held up in touch, chased winner after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on
chased leaders until 7th, pulled up before next, dismounted
soon tailed off, pulled up after 7th
made all, ridden clear approaching 2 out, finished tired
in touch, pecked 4th, soon lost touch, stayed on from 3 out, went 3rd flat
Manly Money hails from a top yard and can make a winning debut over fences, Fool On The Hill and Narwhal look set go chase him home. The selection is trained by Paul Nichols who boasts an embarrassment of top chasers and Manly Money looks another decent recruit to this game. He scored off a mark of 115 over hurdles back in May and does appear to have been found quite an easy opening here. Fool On The Hill found his chasing feet at Huntingdon last time, finishing an excellent third behind Almaydan and Be Fair. There should be more improvement forthcoming and he rates a big danger. Narwhal had a higher hurdle rating than the selection and looks sure to go well on his chasing debut. However he did put in the odd bad leap over hurdles, so until he proves his jumping he is passed over and Manly Money is the one that gets the vote.
