held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 8f out, 3rd on inside travelling well over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace and no chance with winner final furlong
chased leader until 8f out, chased leaders, outpaced 6f out, never on terms after
led early, tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led entering final 4f, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong, eased close home
held up last, outpaced over 4f out, never on terms, tailed off
soon led and raced keenly, headed 4f out, lost over 2f out, no impression and weakened into 4th final furlong
tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, went moderate 3rd final furlong
Keep To The Beat ran reasonably well on fast ground during the summer but was beaten a long way on her hurdling debut at Fakenham in October when something looked amiss. Lesson In Life was quickly done with on her debut here on Friday while Candesta has only shown very moderate form on Polytrack and Turf. LAST SUPPER created a real shock when landing a novice hurdle at Perth as he'd shown nothing on the Flat. He has since run with credit in much better company so, as this will take little winning, he's handed the vote.
Candesta (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden 3 length clear over 1f out, headed and weakened tamely inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Moulin Rouge (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Remedio (IRE) 80-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Joe Farrell (11-4) at Huntingdon 1m 6f NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Last Supper 28-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 14th of 16, 20l behind Rocky's Pride (8-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Bay Street Belle 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, under pressure halfway, soon lost place, modest 3rd, 3rd of 6, 23l behind Miniskirt (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn fll (5) fbs in Dec.
Keep To The Beat 5-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 16l behind Scoppio Del Carro (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Lesson In Life 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place over 6f out, 5th of 7, 18l behind Deuce Again (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn (4) fbs.