behind, weakened quickly after 3rd, and soon pulled up
tracked leaders, lost place 5th, behind and pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, blundered and fell 5th
tracked leader, led 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon headed, 2 lengths down and held when fell last
led hit 2nd, headed 6th and soon weakened
mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on from 2 out, left 12 lengths down and 2nd at the last, no chance with winner
always towards rear
mid-division, lost place 5th, behind and pulled up 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, and kept on
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, and kept on one pace
towards rear, lost touch from 6th
mid-division, beaten from 6th
Dunaskin can give Karen McLintock the perfect start to her training career, with Rehearsal, Hue and Thistle out to spoil the script. Dunaskin was a much-improved sort on the level last year, when his wins included a valuable handicap at York, and he looks just the sort to follow over timber. Those successes were overseen by Don Eddy, but his former assistant Karen McLintock will mastermind the five-year-old's jumps career, and as Tony McCoy has been booked to ride, we can assume that he is expected to make an immediate impact. The son of Bahhare should have too much speed for his rivals here and can get his trainer off the mark. Rehearsal came up against a smart sort in Credit here last time, and the latter's stablemate Thistle will be no pushover as the rest vie for the places. Hue was disappointing behind Credit and will have to improve to take a hand, while any money for ex-German Adio should be noted. However, we will be surprised if Dunaskin does not go in first time before going on to better things.
