always prominent, led 4 out, shaken up approaching 2 out, ran on
held up in touch, keen hold, lost place 6th
held up, mistake 2nd, weakened 6th, behind when pulled up 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon challenging, weakened before 2 out
led, headed 4 out, weakened next
in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders next, weakened before 2 out, mistake last
held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, chased leaders 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last
in touch, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
My Turn Now lost his unbeaten record over hurdlers when a faller at the last in the Tolworth last month but looks to face a seemingly straight-forward task to resume winning ways here with the best bets for a forecast looking to be Lightning Strike and Shardakhan. The last mentioned has claims on form and comes from a yard hitting top form right now but Gary Moore's gelding would probably prefer a softer surface so the better bet for forecast backers looks to be Lightning Strike. The son of Danehill Dancer did not progress as much as anticipated on the level but could be an interesting recruit to the novice hurdling ranks but he faces no easy task against the selection. Tanners Court beat a moderate bunch when landing a maiden hurdle at Stratford last time, while Philanthropist showed little sign of ability at this game when well beaten on his debut. That is not the case with My Turn Now though and he is hard to oppose.
My Turn Now (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, staying on in close 3rd when fell at the last in race won by Silverburn (11-7) at Sandown 2m nov hdl Grd 1 (1) hvy in Jan, 7 ran.
Garden Shed Rebel 150-1 (10-8) Keen in touch, ridden 4th, soon weakened, 12th of 18, well behind Buster Hyvonen (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Money Hills 80-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 4f out, last of 8, 31l behind Nicozetto (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs in Apr (Flat).
Shardakhan (IRE) 4-1 (11-13) In touch, tracked leading pair 8th, disputing 2nd after 2 out until approaching last, eased when no chance with winner flat, 2nd of 8, 14l behind Melba Toast (11-6) at Folkestone 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Tanners Court 15-2 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed narrowly 2 out, regained lead just after last, driven out, won at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gs beating Master Eddy (11-5) by a nk, 15 ran.
Cheveley Flyer 20-1 (11-3) Behind from 4th, hit 2 out, some late progress, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, 38l behind Katchit (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (2) sft in Dec.
Lightning Strike (GER) 12-1 (8-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, 12th of 31, 9l behind Detroit City (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) gs in Oct (Flat).
Philanthropist 14-1 (11-0) Always in rear, 9th of 12, well behind Good Bye Simon (11-0) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl Grd 1 (1) sft in Dec.
