headway to track leaders 3rd, every chance when carried wide bend after 3 out, ridden and every chance next, no extra run in, dismounted after line
in touch, led after 6th, pushed wide bend and headed after 3 out, every chance when hit last, no extra run in, finished tired
held up in rear, steady headway to track leaders 6th, weakened after next, no chance when mistake 3 out
took keen hold, led 1st, blundered 5th, headed after next, weakened 7th, tailed off
led to 1st, weakened and behind from 6th, tailed off
raced on in inner, held up, hampered 3rd, headway 7th, led soon after 3 out, pressed from next, driven and kept on gamely run in, all out
pulled hard in rear until unseated rider 1st
mistake 1st, towards rear when fell 3rd
chased leaders, mistake and weakened 6th, tailed off
mistakes 1st and 2nd, always in rear, mistake and struggling from 6th, tailed off
chased leader to 4th, lost place and tried to run out next, pulled up before 6th
held up in rear, slightly hampered 3rd, headway 7th, beaten when mistake 3 out
Dusty Too and Supreme Serenade look to be the main protagonists in this Novices' Hurdle, and Dusty Too is our tentative choice. The 6-year-old could not be in better form and he made all to beat Gold Menelek at Plumpton last time. He is returning from a short break here and with conditions in his favour he looks the one to beat. Supreme Serenade was a beaten favourite when third behind Copsale Lad at Exeter last time, but he had previously won well at Folkestone, so has fairly obvious claims here. The rest look to be fighting it out for place money here and it might be worth siding with Wimbledonian who was a beaten favourite in a National Hunt flat race at Hereford on her racecourse debut. She is clearly well-regarded and with Richard Johnson in the plate she could go well. Confidence for this filly would be fuelled if she is supported in the market, but for the winner, we return to the in-form Dusty Too.
