always prominent, every chance approaching 3 out, smooth headway to lead approaching next, driven out flat
tracked leaders, challenged approaching 3 out, soon ridden and not pace of winner flat
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, ducked left and unseated rider next
in touch, every chance approaching 3 out, gradually weakened from next
led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, gradually weakened
Lets Roll gets the vote in this intriguing contest ahead of Leslingtaylor and newcomer Crocodile Dundee. The selection was more than useful on the flat and finished a good second on his hurdling debut here three weeks ago. He looks sure to improve for that first effort over timber and can go one better today. Leslingtaylor looks to have obvious claims, however he was all-out to win by a nostril at Market Rasen, and whilst he has been given a fair break to recover form those exertions, he may struggle today under a penalty. He drops back in trip today which doesn't look ideal. One who shouldn't lack speed is Howard Johnson's Crocodile Dundee who was a Group 3 winner on the flat in Denmark and a Listed winner at Windsor. He makes his hurdling debut today and if he adapts to the hurdles, then he could be in the shake-up. Of the rest, Kames Park is an interesting newcomer although he is held on flat form, as is Sentiero Rosso, whilst San Deng would have to step up massively on his first run over hurdles. Ultimately then, we return to Lets Roll as our idea of the winner.
Leslingtaylor (IRE) 5-4 (10-12) Held up, in touch, headway approaching 3 out, chased leader approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on to lead post, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs beating Indian Pipe Dream (10-12) by a shd, 11 ran.
Crocodile Dundee (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Soon tracking leader, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Blue Monday (9-6) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 (1) gd in Sept (Flat).
Kames Park (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Always behind, 8th of 10, 19l behind Velvet Heights (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs (Flat).
Lets Roll 5-2fav (10-12) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, effort 2 out, hit and led last, hung left flat, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Gringo (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
San Deng 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 15l behind Pukka (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.
Sentiero Rosso (USA) 15-8fav (8-11) Dwelt, held up, headway to chase leader over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Smart Ass (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs (Flat).
Abigail Adams 20-1 (8-9) Behind, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling, 10th of 13, 46l behind One So Marvellous (8-9) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stk (D3) gf in Sept '04 (Flat).
