prominent, ridden after 3 out, chased leaders, led approaching last, driven out flat
mid-division, ridden and jumped right 7th, kept on one pace from 2 out
chased leader, led after 6th, clear 3 out, headed approaching last, rallied flat, not matched winner
led to after 6th, ridden 7th, kept on same pace
always towards rear, weakening and mistake 7th
in touch, mistake 7th, weakened after
held up last, hit 4th, ridden 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened after
chased leader, ridden 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up, mistake 6th, pulled up before 2 out
always towards rear, not fluent 2nd, weakened 6th
prominent, ridden and weakened 7th, behind when fell 2 out
Quite an interesting novices' hurdle that should chiefly concern three of them in Shore Thing, Bremen and LYRICAL ASSASSIN, and we'll take the latter to score. Lyrical Assassin will relish these conditions and won a 2m 4f maiden hurdle on firm going at Bellewstown in June. This will be his first start for Charlie Longsdon and if his handicap mark is correct then he has a few pounds in hand here, so we'll take him to score. Shore Thing carries a double penalty for wins at Uttoxeter and, more recently, Market Rasen. The latter was a very easy win, but this is another race and an extra 7lbs on his back will make this much tougher. Bremen has been around the block a few times for Philip Hobbs, having run 18 times already at the age of five. He is generally a very consistent performer, though he would be better if there was cut in the ground, so we'll take him on. Isntshelovely is not beyond improvement, while Rocky Ryan is an interesting newcomer brought over from Ireland and now in the care of Jim Best, so look for him to go up a notch or two, but for today we'll side with Lyrical Assassin.
Bremen 8-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next, 11th of 14, 31l behind Earth Planet (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Apr.
Lyical Assassin (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway to moderate 6th 5 out, improved to 3rd before 2 out, stayed on to lead 2 out, soon clear, kept on well, won at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn hdl gf in Jun beating Kalellshan (11-4) by 6l, 17 ran.
Bob Casey (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Prominent, jumped right 1st, led after 3rd, headed next, weakened approaching 3 out, 4th of 12, 25l behind Winter Star (12-0) at Hereford 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd.
Daring Approach (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Led, headed 4th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, 5th of 12, well behind Simondiun (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Panadin (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden and effort 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 18, 24l behind Flying Spirit (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gf in Aug.
Rocky Ryan (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Led early, headed after 4f, tracked leader after, led again 4f out, strongly pressed and joined before straight, headed and kept on same pace from 1f out, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Barnhill Brownie (11-9) at Wexford 2m nhf gd in Jul.
Seyaadi 50-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, mid-division, not fluent 5th, no chance from 8th, tailed off, 8th of 14, well behind Fresh Air And Fun (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (3) sft.
Absolute Shambles 14-1 (10-4) With leader, ridden 5f out, lost place 4f out, regained 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 14l behind Alderluck (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f nhf (6) gs in Mar.
Mageniken (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and refused to race in race won by Coconut Queen (8-12) at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug '06, 10 ran (Flat).
Quondor Noire (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Bad hmpd 3; chsd wnr 11; wknd 2 out, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Amour Daria (11-7) at Whittington 2m 5f ptp gd in Apr.
Isintshelovely (IRE) 14-1 (10-2) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, effort and chased leaders 6th, one pace, 5th of 8, 10l behind Donaldson (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Upton Scarlet (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) In touch, bumped 1st, lost place approaching 5th, weakening when not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, 8th of 12, 46l behind Winter Star (12-0) at Hereford 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd.
The Slider 50-1 (8-13) Mid-division, driven along 4f out, soon struggling, tailed off, 11th of 13, 31l behind Jelly Mo (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol (Flat).
Shore Thing (IRE) 10-11fav (11-5) In touch, headway approaching 2 out, led last, challenged when soon left clear, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Aug beating Parkview Love (10-5) by 10l, 8 ran.
