tracked leader, led 7th, hit 3 out, ridden and headed next, rallied to lead last, stayed on strongly
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, no extra
held up behind leaders, ridden after 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
led, mistake 5th, headed 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
held up behind leaders, went smoothly into close 3rd 3 out, ridden before next, weakened quickly, finished tired
Karello Bay gets the confident nomination here and is preferred to Greenhill Bramble and Golden Child. The selection was a listed bumper winner and she gave the impression that she was one to stay on the right side of when getting the better of Star Award last time at Wincanton. There is clearly more to come from her and she should take plenty of beating. Greenhill Bramble got brought down at Ascot last time and he has already proved how competitive he can be in this type of event when going close at Exeter. Golden Child was well beaten when last seen out but he has some decent bumper form and with his yard now back amongst the winners he is worth a look in the market. Phoenix Hill and True Tanner will have to improve significantly to get competitive which returns us to Karello Bay who looks a solid bet.
Golden Child (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Led, headed 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out, 8th of 14, 48l behind Ringaroses (11-6) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gs in Dec.
Greenhill Bramble (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) In touch when brought down at the 5th in race won by Warlord (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gs in Feb, 10 ran.
Phoenix Hill (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, lost touch after 7th, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Warlord (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gs in Feb.
True Tanner 125-1 (10-11) Led to 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 9th of 15, 32l behind Viscount Rossini (11-5) at Leicester 2m nov clm hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Karello Bay 2-5fav (11-1) Prominent, led after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, pushed clear, won at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb beating Star Award (11-1) by 3l, 17 ran.
