tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on strongly
tracked leader, led 3rd to 4th, remained prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace approaching last
held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden and effort approaching last, no extra run in
in touch, mistake 1st, hit 5th and dropped rear, blundered 6th, soon lost touch
in touch, pushed along 4 out, headway under pressure between last two, effort when mistake last, kept on to chase winner run in
made most, ridden 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace under pressure
No Kidding can defy topweight to beat Pharbeitfrome and Amjad in a race that will not take much winning. No Kidding is a course winner here, having been successful in April and will be all the better for his recent comeback in an amateurs event recently. He is still well handicapped and should be the one to be on. Pharbeitfrome's jumping normally lets him down but he shaped a bit better at Sedgefield last time. However, he is seven pounds higher than for his last victory and is hard to fancy too much. Amjad, twice a winner over hurdles, makes his handicap debut over fences after a couple of learning efforts over the bigger obstacles. He has a bit of scope, but No Kidding has the experience and should make that tell here.
