tracked leader, headway approaching 5th, led approaching 2 out and pushed clear, eased from last
held up last, ridden and mistake 5th, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, ridden and mistake 3 out, weakened after
pulled hard early, prominent, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace to go 3rd post
towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, mistake last, eased flat
held up in touch, mistake 4th, weakened 3 out
let and set fast pace, ridden and headed before 2 out, stayed on one pace from last
Stance looks to hold an outstanding chance here, with Ivorsagoodun and Scalloway looking set to fight out the places. The selection hails from the in-form father-and-son partnership of Gary and Jamie Moore and looked very progressive when landing his second hurdle win on the bounce - from just three jump races - at Wincanton 19 days ago. That sets a bar that the others look likely to fall short of. The one for the forecast could be Ivorsagoodun, whose second here over a longer trip two runs ago reads well in the context of this race, and Scalloway, a 10-furlong Flat winner whose debut third over hurdles behind It's Rumoured at Stratford in August was a reasonable effort. With Philip Hobbs' Castleboy having shown little in two runs, it will be disappointing if Stance cannot gain hurdling win number three.
