held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 5 out, weakened 3 out, behind when blundered next
chased leaders, lost place before 5 out, behind when pulled up after 3 out
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, driven to challenge 2 out, stayed on to lead after last, ridden out
chased leaders, lost place after 4th, tailed off 5 out, pulled up next
held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, never a factor
pulled hard towards rear, headway to track leaders after 4th, led 5th, strongly challenged after 3 out, headed flat, kept on same pace
prominent, led after 4th, headed next, chasing leaders when not fluent 3 out, weakened before last
led until after 4th, rallied 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
midfield, under pressure before 4 out, behind when pulled up after next
WESTSTREET has gone close in maiden hurdles on more than once occasion and Oliver Sherwood's charge may be good enough on his reappearance. Fact Of The Matter was still in contention when coming a cropper at Worcester on his hurdling bow while Britanio Bello ran well on his debut over timber in France but was well beaten for a new yard at Ascot last month. Dalaman, Western Cape and Justanother Muddle are all bumper winners worth a second glance as they go hurdling for the first time.
Britanio Bello (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Pulled hard, led 2nd, hung badly left and headed on bend after 3 out, weakened rapidly, 7th of 9, dist behind Altior (11-4) at Ascot 2m fll (3) gd in Oct.
Dalaman (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Prominent, every chance over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Wishfull Dreaming (10-12) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) gs in Jan.
Justanother Muddle 40-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 19, 27 1/4l behind Barters Hill (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Kelsey (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th and no chance when blundered badly next, weakened, 8th of 13, dist behind Potters Corner (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Manhattan Mead 100-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, hampered and lost place 2nd, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 8, dist behind Desoto County (11-5) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Tippmanboy (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Led, went 5 lengths clear before 4th, reduced advantage before straight, ridden and narrowly headed before 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 18, 10l behind Argentino (11-3) at Clonmel 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Feb.
Western Cape (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, led 1f out, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 2m mdn (6) gd in Oct beating Bilzic (11-4) by 8l, 13 ran.
Weststreet (IRE) 6-1fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 4th, lost place after 7th, well held before 3 out, 6th of 10, 29 3/4l behind Central Flame (10-3) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Yanmare (IRE) 7-1 (12-2) Ld, mstk 1st & jnd at 4th, 2nd 5th, mstk 5out, ld bef 3out, 3l adv & rddn aftr 2out, sow flat, won at Curraheen 3m mdn gs in May beating Loch Garman Aris (11-11) by 6l, 14 ran.
Fact Of The Matter (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Tracked leader, every chance when stumbled 3 out, rider clung on until unseated before next, at Worcester 2m 4f (4) gd in Oct.
Zephyros Bleu (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost action and pulled up over 3f out, at Warwick 2m (6) sft in Dec.
