in touch, headway 6th, ridden to lead 2 out, ridden clear
held up, headway approaching 6th, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat no chance with winner
prominent, led after 3 out, headed next, soon ridden, weakened last
chased leader, ridden and weakened 2 out
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from next, not fluent last
hlad up towards rear, weakened 7th, tailed off
held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
in touch, took closer order after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened next
led, headed after 3 out, ridden and weakened next
mid-division, weakened from 3 out
chased leader, pushed along and weakened from 6th tailed off
Idole First, Naunton Brook and Winsley are three against the field in this novices hurdle and the confident vote goes to Idole First. The selection was a good second behind MonVillez last time under similar conditions and a reproduction of that effort here should suffice under conditions that suit. Naunton Brook rates the main danger he was a fair third behind No Picnic last time and with the drying of the ground sure to suit he will not be far away. Winsley looked a horse to follow when winning his bumper but he has not progressed as expected. However he was a fair fourth behind Analogy last time and has definite place claims. Of the remainder Maconnor is from a top yard but he took a heavy fall over fences last time and may just be running here to boost his confidence so for the winner we return to Idole First.
