led, joined 9th, headed next, led again 4 out, in command when left approaching last, ran on
tracked winner, joined leader9th, led next, headed 4 out, pushed along 2 out, kept on same pace
Neither of these have been foot-perfect over fences so far but MASTER TOMMYTUCKER probably has the slightly stronger form when completing and he’s also had the benefit of a run this season so is preferred to Precious Cargo off level weights.
Master Tommytucker 11-10fav (11-0) Raced keenly, led, not fluent 9th, mistake next, not fluent 3 out, ridden, hung left and headed before last, held and eased flat, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Al Dancer (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (2) gs in Oct.
Precious Cargo (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th, led approaching next, not fluent 10th (water), headed when fell 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.