tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, led 9th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on
in touch, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, one pace
in touch on outer, hit 1st and 3rd, headway 7th, mistake next, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out
in touch, headway 9th, ridden and not fluent 3 out, weakened
chased leaders, stumbled 1st, ridden and weakened after 9th, pulled up before 2 out
held up rear, hit 4th, ridden and headway 9th, led approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on well
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 9th, behind and pulled up after 3 out
led, hit 1st, ridden and headed 9th, soon weakened
behind, headway 7th, pushed along in rear 9th, soon weakened
never fluent, chased leaders until 4th, behind from 5th, pulled up before 7th
behind, stayed on for late headway after 3 out, took 3rd flat, never on terms
The Paul Nicholls-trained Blue Business has shown enough in his four starts to suggest that a race of this nature would be well within his compass but the six-year-old may again have to settle for a minor role, with the vote going to Jivaty. Martin Pipe's gelding was an easy winner at Plumpton last month when having the consistent Jonanaud five lengths behind and, although odds on, lost no caste in defeat behind Hunting Yuppie at Ludlow subsequently. He is preferred to Mr Dow Jones, who ran a promising race back over hurdles at Fontwell recently having had several years in hunter chases and handicaps over fences. Supreme Hill has solid claims on his best but has been none too reliable over the years. Cinnamon Line and Peveril Pride are probably the best of the remainder but the one they all have to beat is Jivaty.
