held up rear, ridden after 3 out, headway approaching next, no impression
held up towrads rear, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up
held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, ridden next, kept on approaching last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
in touch, hit 1st, smooth headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, quicken to lead approaching last, soon clear
held up, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last
led, hit 2nd, headed 3rd, soon pushed along and weakened
in touch, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 3rd, no fluent next, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat
We will side with Time To Roam here with the dangers given as Jidiya and, maybe, Word Gets Around and Warrlin. The selection is racing for the first time in this country, having won a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick in September. All things considered, he looks fairly weighted for this and, racing in a first-time visor - having won in blinkers - he is set to be the market leader. Jidiya could be interesting in that he is an Irish bumper winner and shaped with some promise at Wetherby last time, his first run over hurdles in Britain. He too wears headgear for the first time. Warrlin is well weighted on his best form, although that was four years ago, but much as he ran well in a first-time visor at Market Rasen two runs ago, he failed to follow that up last time but now races in first-time blinkers. Of the others, Dollar Law has yet to build on a fair novice season, Word Gets Around reverts to hurdling after a disappointing chasing run but, given that he is a winning hurdler, holds claims, Reno made no show on his handicap debut last time, and Commonwealth, who has been lightly raced in the last two years, can be given a chance if he is at, or near, his best. Overall, though, the vote goes to Time To Roam.
