chased winner after 2nd, hampered bend and lost place after 6th, ridden and mistake 2 out, ran on flat, just failed
in touch, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakening when mistake last
jumped right, behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway 4th, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
jumped right, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
jumped left, made all, ridden approaching last, just held on
held up, 5th when jumped big and fell 5th
This looks set to go the way of recent French import Spring Lover, who claimed the scalp of Crystal D'Ainay just before Christmas. The latter showed that form to be solid when bolting up at Uttoxeter over the weekend and Venetia Williams' four-year-old should have little difficulty getting off the mark over here. Allude, the winner of a 12-furlong maiden at Limerick last year, hasn't exactly looked as though he is a winner waiting to happen, but such is the quality of this event, or more to the point lack of it, he may be the one to chase the selection home. Manoram, who showed promise on the flat in Germany, needs to improve on his debut at Kempton, but Ian Williams' string were out of sorts at the time, so he could well leave that effort behind.