led, headed 7th, weakening when pulled up after next
in touch, weakening when mistake 9th, tailed off
prominent, lost place and reminders after 4th, mistake 6th, hampered 8th, behind when mistake and unseated rider 10th
held up, not fluent 3rd, mistake 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
behind and jumped left, pulled up before 8th
prominent, joined winner 10th, ridden and mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last
prominent, led 7th to next, not fluent 9th, ridden and weakened approaching 11th
held up, effort 9th, weakened approaching 3 out
in touch, steady headway 10th, ridden to chase winner 3 out, outpaced next, rallied approaching last, not quicken flat
always prominent, led 8th, ridden after 2 out, kept on well flat
in touch, ridden approaching 11th, weakened 3 out
in touch, not fluent 5th, fell 7th
mid-division, some headway 7th, hampered next, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
A well contested event with a number of potentially useful chasers in the making. Iris Collonges was a smart hurdler but has had his problems and is probably best watched following a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Jakari is lightly raced and open to improvement having already shown a fair level of form to be placed in both starts over fences this term. Henry Daly's gelding has to be respected while Broken Dream is another to consider after promising efforts at Plumpton and Ludlow but the vote goes to Jardin de Beaulieu. The Ian Williams-trained gelding faced a stiff task last time in a valuable contest at Haydock but had previously finished a close second behind a well regarded type at Wetherby and a reproduction should suffice at this level.
