towards rear, not fluent 3 out, pushed along and weakened next, tailed off
tracked leaders, pushed along and hung left from 2 out, switched right flat, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
keen in rear, pushed along 3 out, never on terms, tailed off
keen led 2nd, ridden approaching last, headed towards finish
led, headed 2nd, tracked leader, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace flat
jumped right, in touch, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden next, outpaced approaching last, rallied close home
in rear, weakened 3 out, tailed off
jumped right, keen tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 3 out, tailed off
Pyrotechnic and stablemate Stenatee were winners in France and both have recent hurdling debuts under their belts with Jamie Moore sticking with the former. Sao Carlos is a bumper winner at Market Rasen but COLOURS ON CANVAS ran well in a maiden hurdle at Naas back in March and can figure on his debut for new connections. Aworkinprogress debuts under Rules in the McManus colours having cost 92,000 euros while Royal Defender and Lone Soldier can only improve.
Aworkinprogress (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Mid-div, 4l 3rd 1/2way, rdn in 8l 3rd 3out, no ch with easy wnr bef 2out, lost 3rd run-in, 4th of 5, 8 1/2l behind Romeo Coolio (11-11) at Belclare 3m mdn sft in Mar.
Colours On Canvas (FR) 25-1 (11-7) Led, headed 2nd and tracked leader, 3rd halfway, led again after 3 out, soon pressed, ridden and headed after 2 out, disputing 2nd when pecked last and went left, no extra run-in, kept on same pace, 4th of 23, 6 1/4l behind By Your Side (11-7) at Naas 2m mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Lone Soldier 66-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Bowenspark (11-0) at Stratford 2m (3) sft in Nov.
Pyrotechnic (FR) 20-1 (11-0) Raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along in modest 4th turning in, weakened between last two, 5th of 12, 25 1/2l behind Jango Baie (11-0) at Ascot 2m (3) sft in Nov.
Royal Defender (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Held up off the pace towards rear, some headway on inside tracking leaders turning in, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 12, 35 3/4l behind Jango Baie (11-0) at Ascot 2m (3) sft in Nov.
Sao Carlos 9-4fav (11-4) Made all, increased tempo 3f out, clear 2f out, ran on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gs in Dec beating Dasher (11-4) by 1l, 8 ran.
Stenatee (FR) 14-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, pulled hard, some headway before 2 out, no impression, soon weakened, 6th of 9, dist behind Southoftheborder (11-4) at Sandown 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Stopnsearch 11-1 (9-4) Prominent, led 6f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 110 yards out, weakened closing stages, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Kentucky Kingdom (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
