held up, pulled hard, hampered 4th, headway after next, hit 3 out, weakening when hit last
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, hit 4th, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in rear, brought down 4th
held up in rear, badly hampered 4th, soon pulled up
mid-division, outpaced after 5th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went moderate 3rd after last
chased winner, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out
made all, drew well clear approaching 2 out, not fluent last, eased towards finish
mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner and pushed along before 3 out, no impression before 2 out
always towards rear, lost touch 5th, tailed off
There is not much public form to on here and ZARINSKI sets the standard; Space Telescope and Garter Knight are also worth consideration. With the yard in such good form Nicky Henderson's 3-year-old does make plenty of appeal here. He was a fair sort on the flat and he ran well on his debut over hurdles when he chased home Blazing Buck. There should be more to come and if he can improve he should be up to the job of getting his head in front. Space Telescope finished behind our selection on his debut over hurdles at Sandown and there is no obvious reason why Jonjo O'Neill's 3-year-old should turn the tables today. Garter Knight is making his debut over hurdles here but he has only fair form on the flat and he will need to improve for the switch to hurdles if he is to win this. Toledo Gold does have winning form on the flat and he is race fit, but his recent form on the level leaves a little to be desired and the switch to hurdling will have to spark him into life if he is to make his mark. Supernoverre and Foxtrot Charlie are the others to consider, but in an open event we will nominate Zarinski as the pick.
Foxtrot Charlie 5-2 (9-2) Led, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 7l behind Arty Crafty (8-6) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep (flat).
Garter Knight 9-2fav (8-11) Held up, pushed along and headway entering final 3f, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 16, 4 1/2l behind Amethyst Dawn (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft (flat).
Mt Kintyre (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride in rear, pushed along 3f out, never nearer, 6th of 8, 15l behind Deportment (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct (flat).
Pergamon (IRE) 5-2 (8-10) In touch, led halfway, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 19l behind Ostaadi (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (4) fbs in May (flat).
Space Telescope (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Held up, in touch after 2nd, went 2nd 3 out, challenged 2 out until mistake last, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Blazing Buck (10-9) at Sandown 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd.
Super Fourteen 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led ove 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind King's Masque (9-4) at Kempton 1m clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Sep (flat).
Supernoverre (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and effort entering final 2f, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Leyte Gulf (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol (flat).
Toledo Gold (IRE) 50-1 (7-6) Led to halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 23l behind Collateral Damage (7-12) at Redcar 1m hcap (2) gf in Oct (flat).
Ultimate 13-2 (8-11) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Oct beating Burgundy Ice (9-10) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran (flat).
Zarinski (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Tracked leader, led 3rd, hanging right from approaching 2 out, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Blazing Buck (10-9) at Sandown 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd.
Pezula 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 3f out, hung right over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 32l behind M'lady Rousseur (9-1) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct (flat).
