close up, pushed along and lost place 13th, weakening and behind when blundered 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up towards rear, headway and in touch halfway, every chance 4 out until one-paced between last two
held up in touch, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and weakened next
held up towards rear, headway 7th, disputed lead 14th, ridden 2 out, one-paced between last two
held up in rear, weakened 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
not fluent, mid-division, dropped rear 8th, mistake 13th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out
close up, led 8th to 13th, ridden 4 out, weakening when hampered next, soon behind
held up in touch, led 4th, headed 8th, led again 13th, ridden 2 out, stayed on strongly
prominent, blundered 7th and lost place, ridden and weakened 15th, behind when fell 3 out
A mixed bag of ability here with a slight TEAMtalk preference going to Lambrini Prince provided he is fit for this first run of the season. He is prone to the odd mistake but should still be too good for this poor field. His main danger provided he takes to the larger obstacles will be soft ground specialist Clonshire Paddy. His trainer has an excellent record here and could go well at a decent price. Tell Tale can produce the occasional good performance but is not one to rely on. As is the case in maiden chases the race is full of 'ifs and buts' and as Homer Simpson once said "If ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all be living down Lollipop Lane." Not a race to get heavily involved with.
