held up, raced keenly, headway to chase clear leading pair after 6th, closed to go 2nd when jumped left 2 out, led flat, driven out
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, went poor 4th flat
raced keenly, jumped left, led, went clear with 1 rival after 3rd, hit 3 out, mistake last, soon switched right, headed flat, no extra
chased leader, went clear of remainder after 3rd, lost 2nd 2 out, weakened
raced keenly, chased leaders who went clear after 3rd, weakened after 6th
jumped moderately, always behind, tailed off
The run by TAE KWON DO behind the useful Trumpstoo at Wetherby last time suggests that he may well have enough ability to win this, while Helieorbea could emerge as the leading danger. The selection was not as good as Tim Easterby's charge on the flat, where Helieorbea was rated 75 earlier this summer when landing a soft ground Hamilton maiden over 6f. He should not mind conditions for this hurdling debut and will surely be well schooled, although we are not sure whether one who barely gets a mile on the level will really have sufficient stamina for this. Transporter looks the Easterby second string and has plenty to find on what he has shown, while Tricky Trev will have to improve beyond all recognition on what we saw in his first two hurdles outings to take a serious hand. Deckchair was another moderate performer on the level and has stamina doubts, though Hit The Switch may be a slighty better proposition as far as that goes although his recent efforts have been dismal. A very poor race for the venue and Tae Kwon Do is given the vote.
Helieorbea 14-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Bea Menace (8-4) at Pontefract 1m 3yo clm (4) gf (flat).
Hit The Switch 33-1 (7-10) Keen, led, headed 6f out, ridden 5f out, weakened well over 3f out, last of 7, 40l behind Deauville Flyer (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Jul (flat).
Hydrant 33-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, reminders after 4th, weakened after 4 out, 8th of 9, well behind Ravati (10-7) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gf.
Tae Kwon Do (USA) 14-1 (10-12) Held up, headway after 4 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 9, 9l behind Trumpstoo (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gf.
Transporter (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division on inside, ridden and outpaced 3 out, soon no impression, 6th of 15, 22l behind Knock Three Times (10-2) at Kelso 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd.
Tricky Trev (USA) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, under pressure before 3 out, soon beaten, last of 6, well behind Marsool (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gf.
Deckchair 16-1 (8-13) In touch, chased leader over 2f out to over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 12, 12l behind Rudolph Schmidt (8-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo sell stks (6) pol (flat).
Our Apolonia (IRE) 125-1 (8-0) Always towards rear, tailed off 2f out, 13th of 14, well behind Rossini's Dancer (9-11) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gd in Sep (flat).
