keen and always towards rear
in touch, not fluent and lost place 5th, soon weakened
towards rear, jumped right 2nd, lost touch 5th
towards rear, effort 5th, kept on one pace
in touch, headway 5th, ridden and close up when jumped left 2 out, kept on
tracked leaders and keen, not fluent 5th, weakened next
mid-division and keen, weakened 5th
keen, tracked leader, led after 5th, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened
mid-division, weakened 3 out
mid-division, some headway after 4 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear, headway 5th, chased winner last, no extra
led, keen, clear 4th, headed after next, hung left and weakened, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway after 4 out, led after 2 out, ran on well
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out
always in the rear
ZARRAFAKT is taken to follow up on his Folkestone success with both Fassaroe and Charlotte Street worth noting. The selection is only a four year old and does have a penalty to carry which will make life tough. That said he did look mature in his nature when scoring on his debut and he also has some size about him so if turning up in the same frame of mind we can see him scoring once again. Oliver Sherwood has his team of horses in fine form of late and Fassaroe has performed well in defeat this season in races that looked more competitive than this one. With that in mind he is worth noting for any support in the betting market. Charlotte Street was well fancied to run a big race on his return to the track in a bumper at Chepstow last time out. He was coming back after a lay off that day and should have benefited for the outing so could run well on his hurdles debut. However for the winner we return to recent winner Zarrafakt.
Berties Brother 80-1 (10-7) Never dangerous, 6th of 13, 45l behind Ogee (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Charlotte Street (IRE) 10-3 (11-2) Prominent and keen, not much room and rider lost iron 6f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, 13th of 16, 33l behind The Apprentice (10-13) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) gd in Nov '07.
Come On Eddie 40-1 (10-9) Mid-division, ridden, weakened over 5f out, 14th of 16, well behind Cross Kennon (11-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn nhf (4) gs in Nov.
Costa Courta (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 22l behind Shalone (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (6) gs in May.
Fassaroe 8-1 (11-0) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner 2 out, kept on same pace and lost 2nd close home, 4th of 16, 15l behind Copper Bleu (11-0) at Newbury 2m nh mdn hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Jivin' Johnny 5-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 9f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Definite Edge (11-1) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) sft in Jan.
Racing With Angels 40-1 (10-9) Keen hold, never dangerous, 10th of 16, 39l behind Nono Le Sage (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in May.
See Me Soon 6-1 (11-7) Mists in rr; outpcd 14; stayed on wl frm 2 out, 3rd of 10, 10l behind What Of It (11-7) at Bredwardine 3m ptp gd in May.
Snake Hips 25-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, every chance from 3 out, ridden before next, kept on same pace from last, 4th of 13, 5l behind Sun Quest (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f sll hdl (5) sft.
Walamo (GER) 10-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden and no impression final 2f, 6th of 14, 25l behind Sherwani Wolf (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 2f nhf (6) sft.
Willie Warson (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Behind, headway 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 9, well behind Brennanstown (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 2f nhf (6) gf in May.
Zarrafakt (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, smooth headway over 3f out, went 2nd on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, won at Folkestone 2m 1f nhf (6) sft in Nov beating National Obsession (11-2) by 6l, 11 ran.
Alinghi (GER) 10-1 (10-10) Held up and keen, headway approaching 5th, close up 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 5, well behind Mewstone (10-10) at Lingfield 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.
Covert Mission 8-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, wandered 2nd, saddle soon slipped, jinked left 3 out, soon wandering under pressure, left 2nd when hampered last, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Double Hit (10-10) at Leicester 2m cnd nov hdl (4) sft.
Izita Star 14-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 6th, every chance after 3 out, soon ridden, held when blundered last, 2nd of 13, 10l behind Wessex King (11-0) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Jolly Cooper 20-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 16, well behind All Three Fables (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (6) gf in Jul.
