led, headed 6th, mistake 8th and 9th, every chance and jumped left 2 out, driven and jumped left last, no impression flat
pulled hard, tracked leading pair, slow 6th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, effort and close 3rd when fell last
with leader, led 6th, driven out
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, close 4th but held when hampered and brought down last
There is not much to choose between the likely principals here and the vote narrowly goes to Welcome To Unos, who gets the verdict ahead of Brown Teddy and Cosmocrat. The selection ran up to his mark in a handicap at Catterick last time and, given the Reveley yard's record at Huntingdon over the years, looks the safest option. Brown Teddy has shown a consistent level of form in handicaps of late and has to be respected back in a novices' event but needs to improve again to trouble the selection. Haafel looked to be showing improved form before falling at Fontwell last time and has claims if over that, while Cosmocrat took advantage of others falling to win at Ludlow and was well held last time. Imperative looks to be out of his depth and the vote goes to Welcome To Unos.
Brown Teddy 13-8fav Jumped left, raced wide, mostly tracked winner until blundered and weakened 4 out, 4th of 8, 19l behind Banker Count at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (C) gs in Feb.
Cosmocrat 14-1 Held up in rear, effort 8th, weakening when mistake 3 out, 5th of 7, 26l behind Figaro du Rocher at Warwick 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (D) gs in Jan.
Haafel (USA) 5-1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd and jumped left 8th, fell next fell 5 out in race won by Old Buddy at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
Welcome To Unos 11-1 Held up, headway approaching 12th, ridden 3 out, kept on from 2 out, chased winner flat, one pace, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Enzo de Baune at Catterick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gs in Feb.
Imperative (USA) 8-1 Chased leaders until approaching 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Foxmeade Dancer at Leicester 2m sll hdl (G) sft in Dec.
