held up rear, headway 5th, ridden and weakened next
held up mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last
mid-division on wide outside, ridden 5th, mistake 3 out, stayed on moderately
led and soon clear, headed 5th, ridden to lead narrowly 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out and headed
tracked leader, led briefly 5th, weakened next
in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked clear leaders, headway 3 out, ridden soon after, led approaching last, ridden out
always in rear, behind when mistake 3 out
mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 4th
held up mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 5th, chased leaders 3 out, chased winner approaching last, soon held
always in rear, behind when pulled up before last
Some very interesting newcomers in our opening event including Always Waining, Anitigiotto and Afrad, will give a chance to the last named. Nicky Henderson's juvenile was a top class performer on the flat in France, winning a Longchamp handicap, before finishing third in a listed event. He looks a very good recruit to the jumping game and is taken to win at his first attempt. Always Waining was a decent handicapper for Mark Johnston, progressing throughout the season to reach a rating in the nineties. He is now with a very shrewd yard so watch out for any market moves. Antigiotto has been recruited from the Luca Cumani stable and showed a decent level of form on the flat, he should be capable of winning races for his new connections. Of the experienced runners Scarlet Mix, a winner at Warwick, and Phar Bleu, runner up to the top class Cerium can be expected to take a hand in the finish. This could be an above average hurdle and Afrad could have the class to prevail
