tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner from 4th, never able to challenge
made all, soon clear, unchallenged, canter
chased winner to 4th, never able to challenge
GREAT TEMPO arrives here having finished runner-up on testing ground at Auteuil in June. The third and fourth have subsequently won at Listed level so this shouldn't prove a problem for David Pipe's charge who has frightened away most of the opposition. Irish raider Ashjan is fitted with blinkers after a very poor debut over hurdles at Thurles while Josephine K has yet to finish in front of another rival in her four career starts.
Ashjan 80-1 (10-12) Chased leaders and prominent, jumped badly right 1st, slow and bad mistake 2nd, jumped right 3rd, soon lost place and dropped to rear, no impression from 4 out, weakened and completely tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Zig Zag (10-12) at Thurles 2m mdn gd in Oct.
Great Tempo (FR) (10-7) 2nd of 14, 5 1/2l behind Full Glass (10-12) at Auteuil 2m 1f hvy in Jun.
Josephine K 33-1 (10-10) Took keen hold, held up, headway approaching 3 out, beaten next, not fluent last, lost 3rd flat, last of 4, 19l behind Becky The Thatcher (10-10) at Musselburgh 2m fll (4) gd in Nov.
