mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden clear approaching 2 out, easy
held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on approaching 2 out, nearest at finish
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, soon one pace
always in rear, tailed off 3 out
held up rear, some late moderate progress
held up mid-division, weakened 2 out
held up mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to chase leader 2 out, soon held
held up mid-division, weakened 3 out
tracked leader and keen, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led, not fluent throughout, headed approaching 6th, weakened soon after
held up towards, ridden and steady headway from 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, unseated rider 3rd
in rear, hampered 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Three hoses stand out in this maiden contest namely Leche Bottes, Rosemauve and Frontier with the vote going to the last named. Frontier was a winner on the level at Chester last month and has run well in defeat on both his last two starts on the flat at both Chepstow and Windsor. He quite possibly should have won his last hurdle race where he came from well off the pace to finish a fast finishing second behind Shamdian at Hereford. If transforming his recent flat form his is taken to score. Leche Bottes has been highly tried. He ran down the field in a Listed hurdle at Aintree in the Spring and the fact that he got beat in a Class D contest at Southwell last time out shows his limitations and for that reason he is avoided. Rosemauve is another Pipe runner who is less exposed but still needs to improve on his fourth first time out to figure in the first three here. For the winner we return to Frontier.
