with leader, ridden 8th, weakened next
tracked leader, ridden 8th, weakened next
mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened when mistake last
held up towards rear, reminder 6th, headway 3 out, plenty to do, kept on well to take 2nd flat
led, hit 9th, headed next, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 4 out, soon ridden and weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden 6th, weakened 9th
held up, in touch, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, soon clear
Nonrunner
Parkinson gets the confident nomination here and he is preferred to Dans Edge and Thievery. The selection won well last time when beating Nicozetto on his seasonal reapperance. He should come on for that run and as he goes well for today's pilot we will put him forward to lead them home despite his penalty. Dans Edge is expected to be better over the bigger obstacles than he was over hurdles and he will certainly have needed his recent outing over hurdles after being off the track for nearly a year. He should strip fitter today and is worth noting in the market. Thievery has some fair bumper form but he has so far been disappointing over hurdles. He is the type that may do better now that he is upped in trip but he is probably best watched on his first run of the season. The Teuchter was well beaten last time and he has yet to prove that he stays this far. We are therefore happy to return to Parkinson who hails from a yard in good form and he should be hard to beat.
Thievery 20-1 (10-5) Always behind, 12th of 16, 16l behind New Mischief (11-5) at Newbury 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Eastern Point 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders until lost place 10th, soon behind and struggling, 4th of 10, 26l behind dhtrs Lancier d'Estruval (10-11) & Ockley Flyer (11-1) at Plumpton 3m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
The Teuchter 9-1 (11-7) Prominent, reminders after 4th, jumped slowly 5th, soon struggling, 4th of 7, 23l behind All Square (11-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Dans Edge (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Chased leaders to 8th, 6th of 9, well behind Island Light (10-8) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Oct.
Prince Dundee (FR) 16-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and one pace from 3 out, 5th of 17, 8l behind Robbie Can Can (11-9) at Towcester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Oct.
Safe To Blush 50-1 (10-0) Prominent, ridden approaching 8th, weakened 9th, 5th of 11, 40l behind Nounou (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Sept.
Firstflor 7-1 (10-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and chased leader after 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Watch The Dove (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) frm in Oct.
Parkinson (IRE) 8-11fav (10-6) Mid-division, headway to track leader 6th, led 2 out, headed briefly last, ridden and rallied flat, kept on, won at Carlisle 3m 1f amt nov hcp hdl (5) hvy in Oct beating Nicozetto (11-8) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
