held up towards rear, headway 5th, went 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner
chased leader, hit 2nd, not fluent 3rd, led 5th, ridden after 3 out, headed went hit 2 out, weakened last
held up in rear, raced keenly, always behind
led, not fluent 3rd, headed 5th, weakened approaching 3 out
mid-division, headway 3rd, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, behind when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
mid-division, headway 4th, went 2nd after 3out, led on bit 2 out, clear last, easily
held up in rear, pulled hard, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before last
prominent, raced keenly, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, took keen hold, always behind, held up and pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders to 3rd, behind from next, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place 3rd, closed 5th, weakened after 3 out
KNOW THE LAW gets our vote here in a trappy contest, but Trachonitis and Chord are likely to be supported too, while any market confidence in the three newcomers to hurdling should be noted. Nicky Henderson's runner hasn't always been the most straightforward, but showed some promise on hurdling debut, which he couldn't follow up second time out. A winner once on the flat, he's not one to go overboard about, but there doesn't seem a great deal to beat. Trachonitis has earned his keep on the flat, but been placed just once in five runs over hurdles. Chord looks the better of the two horses running for Donald McCain, the other being Catching The Light, but again isn't one to be raving about. It's one of those races where there seem more negatives than positives about most, but tentatively we'll suggest Know The Law as a selection.
Amwell Brave 16-1 (11-7) Held up, one pace from 2 out, 8th of 14, 17l behind Fujin Dancer (10-4) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
Chord 5-2 (11-0) Led, reminder after 4th, headed next, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 13, 26l behind Oddshoes (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Haasem (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway and switched right entering final 2f, ridden and ran on final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind General Feeling (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol in Jan (flat).
Haughton Hope 150-1 (11-1) Led and keen, headed 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Terenzium (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar, 6 ran.
Japura (USA) 50-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway 5th, mistake 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 13, 15l behind Supreme de Paille (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Mar.
Know The Law 5-4fav (11-0) Held up in mid-division, chased clear leader 6th, closed into 4th 3 out, ridden and beaten before next, 5th of 11, 20l behind First Avenue (10-7) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Trachonitis (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up well in rear, hampered 4th, mistake 3 out, never near leaders, 5th of 13, 17l behind Supreme de Paille (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Mar.
Palmerin 15-2 (10-4) Held up, jumped slowly 3rd, plugged on, left very poor 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 43l behind Pilgrims Lane (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Mar.
Lady Valentino 5-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along and plugged on one pace final 2f, 4th of 10, 9l behind Stand Guard (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Oct (flat).
Ma Burls 200-1 (10-0) In touch, hampered 1st, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 8th of 12, 50l behind You're The Top (11-0) at Kempton 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Catching The Light (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out, tailed off final furlong, 9th of 10, 36l behind Ghaidaa (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll mdn (4) gd in Jun (flat).
