chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 4th, ridden 2 out, 3rd and weakening when mistake last
mid-division, stayed on approaching last, not troubled leaders
pulled hard, chased leaders, weakening when not much room 4th, tailed off
led, ran wide on bend after 2nd, clear 3rd approaching 5th, hung badly left and headed after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
pulled hard in rear, well behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, jumped right 3rd, hit 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
took keen hold in rear, mistake 3rd, well behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before last
in rear when mistake 3rd, hampered 2nd, well behind approaching 3rd, pulled up before 4th
held up, towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 3 out, not troubled leaders
chased leader approaching 5th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway 5th, led on bit approaching last, ran on well
held up, in touch, went 2nd approaching 5th, left in lead after 3 out, ridden, headed and mistake last, one pace last
held up, towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Absolutelythebest and Tessanoora have both shown plenty of ability and should be involved in the finish, however we will take a chance with the debutante Wychbury. Heather Dalton's yard is flying at the moment and this son of Swain will no doubt be fit and ready first time up. He had tremendous summer on the flat winning handicaps at Chepstow and Newbury, ending up on a rating of 74. This doesn't look the strongest of contests and he can make a winning start to his hurdles career. Tessanoora is also from ayard amongst the winners and should go well following two promising efforts in bumpers. Meanwhile Absoluelythebest put in a fine performance on his debut when three lengths behind Davys Luck. Irish flat winner Bauhaus, and decent handicapper Miss Pebbles are two other newcomers to watch in the betting, but unless the market says otherwise Wychbury could be the one to be on.
Absolutelythebest (IRE) 7-2 (10-9) Mid-division, ridden and headway 5th, kept on, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Davy's Luck (10-5) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hdl (E) gf in Oct.
Bauhaus (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, improved into 3rd 4f out, ridden to challenge and lead from under 3f out, clear from under 2f out, eased inside final furlong, easily, won at Tramore 1m 4f mdn stk gd in Oct '04 beating Pelagias Star (8-11) by 8l, 13 ran (F.
Island Light (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, lost place over 3f out, tailed off final 2f, last of 9, 38l behind Ionian Spring (9-11) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (C) gs in Jun '04 (Flat).
Kayceecee (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, 9th of 16, well behind Off Spin (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (H) sft in Apr.
Wychbury (USA) 25-1 (7-12) Never better than mid-division, 15th of 20, 26l behind Krugerrand (8-13) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct (Flat).
Ericas Charm 2-1fav (11-4) Led for 8f, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 18l behind Long Road Home (10-13) at N Abbot 2m 1f nhf (H) gf in Aug.
Miss Pebbles (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 4th of 17, 6l behind Princelywallywogan (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct (Flat).
Tessanoora 5-4fav (10-9) Held up, smooth headway halfway, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 3f out, outpaced from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Makeabreak (11-2) at Fakenham 2m mrs nhf (H) gd in Mar.
