held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders next, every chance last, hard ridden to lead closing stages, stayed on well (2 hurdles ommited)
held up in rear, pushed along approaching 2nd, weakened before 3 out
chased leaders, ridden to challenge after 2 out, kept on same pace
led until 3rd, remained prominent, led again before 3 out, strongly challenged approaching last, headed closing stages, no extra
prominent, raced keenly, mistake 1st, led 3rd, hit next, headed before 3 out, soon rallied, weakened approaching last
prominent, under pressure after 4th, lost place before 3 out, behind when pulled up before last
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders after 4th, blundered 3 out, soon weakened
Torero won over course and distance in December but has been beaten twice since and has gone up another 4lb since his latest run at the track. At the likely odds, he may be worth opposing though Aaman has yet to really threaten over hurdles and was still beaten 15 lengths when third at Leicester last time. HALLINGHAM was a consistent sort on the Flat but has been disappointing over timber. However, this is a big drop in class and he should be a working man's price. Triple Chief finished ahead of Aaman at Taunton in December but took a backward step at that track last time.
Triple Chief (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 14, 27 1/4l behind Olympian Boy (11-6) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Hallingham 33-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, ridden and struggling 5th, mistake and well beaten 3 out, 9th of 14, 37 1/2l behind Bold Duke (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Torero 2-1fav (10-13) Held up in touch, effort after 3 out, close 3rd 2 out, led before last, driven flat, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Guaracha (11-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Clonusker (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up in 5th, steady headway approaching 6th, went 2nd 6th until after 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next, at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Aaman (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, 3rd and beaten last, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 15 1/2l behind Global Dream (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Moving Waves (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out, at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Up Four It (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Prominent, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Hassadin (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
