led and set good pace, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened
always behind, tailed off from 3 out
held up, hit 3rd, ridden after 5th, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened
chased leader to 3rd, behind from 5th, tailed off
in touch, headway approaching 5th, outpaced approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on, no chance with winner
in touch and keen, went 2nd 3rd, hit 3 out, led approaching next, soon clear, easily
held up, headway approaching 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression
The way Martin Pipe's horses have been running of late, all eyes will be on Maousse Honor. The ex-French mare has been tenderly handled to score six times in all for the Nicolashayne stable, having been nursed back from a leg injury sustained here at Newton Abbot last year. She returned to the west-country track just less than a fortnight ago to hack up in selling company and although this is a wee bit harder, TEAMtalk reckon that with Tony McCoy in the plate she will defy topweight. Her stablemate John Hunter would prefer much faster ground and a bigger danger is likely to be Fast King, the mount of the back to health Richard Johnson. Philip Hobbs's runner has found life tough since winning a juvenile event at Bangor this time last season, but faces lesser company here than when down the field behind The Villager at Chepstow recently. Iframe Balima clearly relishes testing conditions as he proved when losing his maiden tag at Uttoxeter last time, but this is slightly tougher and at best he can reach a place.
