always prominent, led 3 out, clear last, stayed on strongly
in touch, ridden 6th, soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 2 out
raced keenly, led 2nd, headed 3 out, soon ridden, 20 lengths 4th and beaten when fell last
led to 2nd, with leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, left poor 4th last
raced keenly in touch, effort 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
in touch, effort 3 out, stayed on to chase winner next, no impression
held up, headway 3 out, kept on from next, no impression
behind, ridden 4 out, never on terms, pulled up before 2 out
in touch to halfway, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
with leaders, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, reminders 4th, behind from halfway, pulled up after 6th
Closed Shop gets the call here ahead of Middleton Dene and Sharkey's Dream. Cavers Glen looks competitive based on his course run over a longer trip two runs ago, and ratings would point you towards that view too. Philip Hobbs' Closed Shop looks a major player based on his first two racecourse runs, while Just Jaffa has shown enough to suggest that he cannot be entirely ruled out of a good run. The bumper and hurdling form of the Nicky Richards-trained Middleton Dene makes him a player, while Or de Grugy has been rattling the crossbar, finishing second in each of his last three starts and the step up in trip today might help. Finally, from the in-form yard of Ferdy Murphy, Sharkeys Dream's form stands up to close inspection too for this maiden hurdle. One of those mentioned ought to win, with our selection being Closed Shop.
