mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
mid-division and keen, stumbled 5th, headway after 4 out, ridden 3 out, kept on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and clear when stumbled after last, pulled up flat
keen, mistake 4th, brief headway 7th, soon beaten
led, headed 2nd, led again 3rd, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened 3 out
in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, chased winner 2 out, left in clear lead flat
towards rear, ridden 4th, mistake 6th, never on terms
mid-division, headway 6th, weakened 4 out
keen, mid-division, stumbled 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out
mid-division, behind when mistake 7th, pulled up before 2 out
held up and pulled hard, headway after 7th, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up, ridden 5th, some late progress
in touch, weakened 7th
led 2nd, headed soon after, led again 4 out, ridden 3 out, headed when weakening 2 out, left poor 3rd flat
Rock All's hurdling experience earns him the vote ahead of Award Winner and Orphelin Collonges. The selection, a three time winner on the Flat in Germany at up to 2 miles and placed at Listed level, is sure to have benefited from his debut experience at Warwick. The form looks fair and he raced as though certain to improve for a stiffer test of stamina. Venetia Williams trained the second home in that race and support for her ex-French performer, Ping Pong Sivola, would have to be taken seriously in light of that. Orphelin Collonges was another to show ability in France and he looked set to make a winning debut at Hereford when falling at the last. A confidence boosting round behind One Gulp at Leicester should stand him in good stead and he rates highly. Mick Fitzgerald and Brendan Powell have been a combination to follow this season and they combine with Award Winner who landed a bumper here in December. The form doesn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary but he's out of a half-sister to Razor Royale and is bred for this game. Once again, the market will prove useful but Rock All gets the nod.
Abit Irish (NZ) 20-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Iwillrememberyou (11-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Dec.
Award Winner 7-2 (10-13) In touch, ridden to lead 3f out, headed soon after, stayed on to lead again well inside final furlong, won at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gd in Dec beating Izita Star (10-4) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Desert Inferno (FR) 10-3 (10-12) Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed after 6th, remained prominent, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Turbulance (10-12) at Folkestone 2m 6f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Early Wings (GER) 14-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, outpaced from 2 out, 5th of 13, 24l behind Abstract Art (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Great Tsar (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Led, ridden 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, weakened, 5th of 16, 13l behind Matuhi (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gd in Jan.
Orphelin Collonges (FR) 5-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon hung right, weakened last, 4th of 16, 10l behind One Gulp (11-1) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hdl (3) sft in Dec.
Smoke It (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 37l behind Lewis Lloyd (8-12) at Carlisle 1m 1f 3yo clm (6) gf in Aug '06 (Flat).
That's For Sure 3-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway and not fluent 5th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Kilindini (11-3) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hdl (E) gf in Aug '05, 10 ran.
Themanfrommayo 66-1 (11-1) Behind, pushed along approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Hold Em (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan, 16 ran.
Too Much Talk (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Always behind, struggling before 9th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Sullumo (10-12) at Bangor 3m mdn hdl (5) sft in Dec, 14 ran.
Millennium Pryde 66-1 (10-7) Always in rear, 10th of 15, 36l behind Over Sixty (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f mrs nhf (6) gd in Nov.
Ping Pong Sivola (FR) 10-1 (10-3) In touch to 4 out, one pace, 5th of 6, 24l behind Slim Pearl (10-8) at Auteuil 2m 2f chs in Jun.
Rosevina (IRE) 150-1 (10-0) Prominent, weakened 4th, lost touch next, last of 9, well behind Sabre Hongrois (10-7) at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Tu Choozie 100-1 (10-7) Held up, pushed along approaching 5th, soon weakened, 11th of 16, well behind Cortesia (10-3) at Bangor 2m 1f mrs mdn hdl (5) sft in Dec.
Rock All (DEN) 13-2 (11-0) Prominent, ridden after 3 out, hung left and beaten approaching 2 out, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Prideus (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Marlowe (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Set steady pace, ridden over 3f out, narrowly headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Nelson's Spice (10-12) at Stratford 2m nhf (5) gd in Jul '06.
