held up, not fluent 4th, losing touch with leaders when slithered on landing and unseated rider 6th
soon tailed off
held up, ridden and lost touch approaching 6th, went poor 3rd after 3 out, tailed off
tracked leader, led approaching 6th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and headed, well held from next, mistake last
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, hit next, not fluent 3 out, soon led, drew clear from 2 out, easily
led, jumped slowly 2nd and 3rd, headed when not fluent 6th, weakened next, mistake 2 out, tailed off
This won't take much winning and Martin Keighley's point-to-point and bumper winner HARD TO SWALLOW should take all the beating on his hurdling debut. He hasn't raced since March but the booking of AP McCoy suggests there is plenty of confidence behind him today. Mart Lane is probably the danger as he won a Leopardstown bumper in January before finding a penalty too much to overcome at the Curragh in April. Frontier Lad and Warrants A Name are both winners between the flags but have shown little so far under Rules.
Bolt From The Blue 80-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, raced wide, held up in touch, weakened from 3 out, a poor 3rd when mistake and unseated rider last, in a race won by Abergavenny (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in May, 6 ran.
Boston Lad (IRE) 100-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, under pressure approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Bogside (11-5) at Kelso 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Frontier Lad (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 35l behind Undertheboardwalk (11-5) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Hard To Swallow (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway over 6f out, led over 3f out, soon hard driven, ran on well, won at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (5) gd in Mar beating Oscar Sunset (10-5) by 6l, 13 ran.
Mart Lane (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, soon no extra under pressure, 9th of 15, 41l behind Samain (12-0) at Curragh 2m N H flat sft in Apr.
Warrants A Name (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Led, headed 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, 8th of 15, well behind Gormanstown Cuckoo (11-4) at Bellewstown 3m mdn hdl gf in Aug.
