mid-division, slight mistake 7th, ridden from 12th, hampered 14th, kept on
mistake 1st in rear, reminders 7th and 8th, bad mistake 10th and pulled up soon after
led, headed next, stayed prominent until ridden and outpaced 6 out, hard ridden when mistake 3 out, ran on to chase leaders and switched right after last, strong run to lead close home, all out
in touch until ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened soon after
mid to rear, driven along 11th, pulled up nf 12th
in touch, in 2nd and ridden when bumped and unseated rider 4 out
led 2nd, ridden and jumped right 4 out, bumped, left clear lead 3 out, weakened and headed approaching 2 out, pulled up before last
soon tracking leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place 9th, ridden 10th, weakening when fell 12th
Lord Moose, a course and distance winner, is lightly raced and improving. He still holds a chance despite having been raised 13lbs for two wins this season. Romantic Hero is 12lbs higher than when winning over c/d last year, and he lacks a run this season. Fin Bec tends to find one or two too good for him and can miss out the odd fence. Max Pride is a course and distance winner (rated 95, now 100). Coastguard has scope to jump fences but is 7lbs higher than for his latest win, over course and distance. Formerly with Michael Hourigan in Ireland, Doon Run ran well on his British hurdling debut behind Gunther McBride at Kempton. That was promising but, while it would be foolish to rule him out, he still has something to prove. Existential is 10lbs higher than for his Fakenham win and, despite not jumping well last time, is not without a chance. If the visor helps Romero's jumping then he could stake a claim, having won from a mark of 128 over hurdles. Taillefer showed promise as a novice, took a tumble here last time but is now starting to drop in the weights. Desailly came good at the end of last season after his jumping had let him down on a number of occasions. Overall, not a high-class contest and the improving Lord Moose is taken as the TEAMtalk choice.
