in rear and in touch in 4th place, quickly pulled up before 3rd
held up in touch, challenged 2 out, every chance last, no extra and lost 2nd place run-in
led and keen, not fluent 1st, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, mistake 3rd, led before 2 out, soon hard pressed, wandered left run-in, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd place run-in, held towards finish
A winner of four chases last season, including a Grade 2, PRESENT MAN was last seen running in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown in April and should have too much class for these. De Rasher Counter won a maiden point and a Clonmel bumper earlier in the year so is an interesting recruit to hurdling, though Jaisalmer would almost certainly have won over track and trip in April had he not unseated Nico de Boinville and looks a bigger danger. Tynecastle Park and Circuit Court may be best watched today.
Circuit Court (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Mid-div, cl en 5th aftr 4out, cl 3rd 3out & chall 3out, ld aftr 2out, sl adv last, so run-in, won at Dawstown 3m mdn gd in May beating Rockmount Rocker (12-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
De Rasher Counter 10-1 (12-0) Soon led, ridden and stayed on well from over 1f out, won at Clonmel 2m sft in Mar beating Imperial Way (12-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Jaisalmer (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Led, about 3 lengths up and looking in command when mistake and unseated rider last, at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Apr.
Present Man (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked winner, lost place 4 out, wakened before next, soon pulled up, at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Tynecastle Park 7-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 8, 19l behind Kings Ryde (10-12) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
