held up in rear, pushed along before 5th, jumped slowly next, well beaten after 3 out, mistake last
held up towards rear, some headway after 5th, weakened next
pressed leader, not fluent 4th, led next until after 3 out, held from next
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5th, chased winner approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on same pace
always prominent, led after 3 out, ridden before next, driven and stayed on flat
led, not fluent 4th, not fluent and headed next, hampered on inside after 3 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, headway 4th, went 4th approaching 2 out, one pace
took keen hold, prominent, hit 2nd and 4th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next
held up in rear, well beaten after 3 out, jumped right 2 out, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 5th, struggling 3 out
in touch, lost place 3rd, behind next, stayed on from 2 out, unable to trouble leaders
mainly always towards rear
Word of Warning, Well Disguised and Nearby are the trio to consider here, with Word of Warning the selection. Well Disguised is a consistent type, and he landed some nice bets when scoring in game fashion at Newcastle last time. The handicapper has not over-reacted and another good run is anticipated. Nearby will be a popular choice after running two blinders in top handicap company on his last twostarts. He keeps going up the handicap for not winning however, and after two hard races he may not represent value. Word of Warning has been out for eight months, but he landed successive races before his break, and his profile is progressive. The drying ground will help his cause, and Word of Warning can score again.
Magnum Force (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, effort 3 out, never dangerous, 12th of 21, 27l behind Dee Ee Williams (11-12) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd.
Right Or Wrong (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out, 19th of 25, well behind Scholars Mate (11-4) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl 8Evens16 in Oct.
Santa's Son (IRE) 100-1 (10-3) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 25th of 28, 40l behind Thousand Stars (10-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Nearby 20-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear,headway after 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, ridden approaching last, kept on same pace, 4th of 21, 7l behind Dee Ee Williams (11-12) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd.
Sure Josie Sure (FR) 15-2 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 6th, hanging right well before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened last, 14th of 18, 38l behind Ryde Back (10-5) at Newbury 2m 5f mrs nov hcp hdl Listed (1) sft in Mar.
Kudu Country (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5th, led approaching 2 out, headed after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when hit last, 6th of 24, 16l behind Sanctuaire (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m Juvenile Novice Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (4yo) (1) gd in Mar.
Word of Warning 15-8 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway 7th, chased leader after 3 out, led last, stayed on flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug beating Desert Soul (10-9) by 4l, 8 ran.
Drumshambo (USA) 10-11fav (10-13) Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, clear before last, eased towards finish, won at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar beating Converti (10-13) by 7l, 5 ran.
Dark Energy 33-1 (9-9) Held up, always well in rear, struggling 3 out, last of 12, 21l behind Dani's Girl (9-9) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Oct.
Well Disguised (IRE) 5-2fav (9-8) Held up in touch, headway 5th, led before 2 out, soon hard pressed, ridden and held on under pressure flat (no time taken), won at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Mar beating Glingerbank (11-1) by hd, 8 ran.
Front Rank (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) With leader, pushed along approaching 6th, soon weakened, 4th of 11, 41l behind Federstar (10-9) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Dodder Walk (IRE) 11-2 (10-4) Held up towards rear, hit 2 out, headway approaching last, never reached leaders, 6th of 16, 9l behind Leamington Lad (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Oct '08.
