led, joined 9th, ridden and approaching next, headed last, kept on under pressure to lead line
towards rear, weakened 8th, soon beaten
in touch, joined leader 9th, soon ridden, led last, kept on under pressure headed line
tracked leader, ridden and one-paced from 9th
towards rear, weakened 8th, soon ridden and beaten
in touch, weakened 9th, soon beaten
held up in touch, effort 8th, ridden next, kept on after
A useful chase for this time of year and the classy Europa is likely to take a deal of beating. Yet to fulfil his potential over fences, this trip round here is unlikely to bring out the best in him, but he should still have to much pace for southern raider Just In Time. A useful hurdler, he turned in a solid performance on his debut when beating Midland Flame at Exeter, and although he can only improve on that, he lacks the experience of Europa. There are more race to be won with Imaginaire, but he may find these too sharp over this trip.