tracked leaders, ridden and effort 3 out, one pace from 2 out
held up in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, soon faded
held up in touch, progress approaching 4 out, ridden and jumped right 2 out, kept on
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, soon tailed off
held up in touch, hard ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
led until 2nd, remained prominent, led again last, ridden out
prominent, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden and effort after 3 out, soon every chance, weakened last
in touch, keen early, stumbled and lost place approaching 4th, headway next, soon ridden, one pace 2 out
held up, never dangerous
held up in touch, led 4th, hard ridden 2 out, headed last, no extra
mid-division, ridden and effort approaching 4th, weakened 3 out
prominent, led 2nd, headed 4th, weakened next
A typically wide-open Novices' hurdle where plenty come into the race with improving profiles. However, Andomache ran a very respectable race at Folkestone at the start of this month and is given a slender vote of confidence over Deep Sigh, Fiery Creek and Flyoff, who all arrive here with chances on the best of their form and are worth considering including in any multiple betting plans if they are supported on course. However, Andromache hails from a yard that really do know the time of day and they will have been heartened by the way Andromache's conqueror at Folkestone fared in a much better race than this last weekend. Therefore, the Toby Balding-trained five-year-old is taken as the value selection to finally rid himself of the maiden tag.