jumped ponderously early, held up 3rd, jumped left 1st, held up in 3rd place, awkward 3rd, 2nd travelling well before 2 out, led before good jump last, came clear run-in
jumped left on occasions, led, clear after 7th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out, headed before last, outpaced run-in
hampered 1st, soon switched inside, tracked leader, went left 8th, blundered 9th, switched to outside before next, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened quickly
Amour de Nuit was the best of these over hurdles but he’s not entirely straightforward and suffered a heavy fall at Cheltenham less than three weeks ago. Another Stowaway is probably the type to do better over fences than hurdles but we’ll take a chance on WISHFULL DREAMING, who is a full brother to smart chaser Wishfull Thinking and will be all the better for a run over timber at Ascot in January, his first for the yard.
Amour de Nuit (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, fell 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Another Stowaway (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, ridden and well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Aintree 3m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Wishfull Dreaming 14-1 (10-8) Always towards rear, never involved, 11th of 16, 19 1/4l behind William Henry (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp lst (1) sft in Jan.
