made all, ridden 2out, stayed on strongly
held up in rear, headway 12, pushed along and chased winner 3out, ridden and 2l down when mistake next, one paced
raced keen, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened quickly 12th, behind when pulled up before next
chased winner to 3 out, weakened after next
held up towards rear, close 4th when unseated rider 13th
MUSTMEETALADY was placed in a couple of points back in 2014. He has won a couple of times over hurdles but chasing should be his game and he looks the one to beat here if his jumping holds up. Patsys Castle has a long absence to overcome but that's not usually a problem for one from his yard. He's won two point-to-points and three hurdles and a big run is anticipated. Rock Of Leon was also a decent hurdler and found only one too good on his chasing bow at Sedgefield so won't go down without a fight. Fearthedark is another winning pointer but Next Exit is likely to struggle against less-exposed types.
Fearthedark (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) A.p; led bet last 2; stayed on wl, won at Guilsborough 3m sft in Apr beating Easythingsarebest (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Mustmeetalady (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Held up, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 3 out, no impression, 6th of 9, 15 1/4l behind The Eaglehaslanded (11-9) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Next Exit (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) In rear, jumped left and not fluent 1st, not fluent 7th, well beaten from 4 out, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Patsys Castle (IRE) 2-1 (11-12) Led 1st, remained prominent, rallied 2 out, kept on under pressure to lead last, stayed on well, won at Hexham 3m (4) gd in Oct beating Cut The Corner (11-5) by 3 1/4l, 4 ran.
Rock Of Leon 4-1 (10-12) In touch, headway chasing leaders 6th, blundered and lost 3rd next, led 3 out, soon joined, headed 2 out, chased winner, ridden and no impression between last two, 2nd of 6, 9l behind San Benedeto (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 3f (4) gf in May.
