tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up, headway after 3 out, upsides last when fell
prominent, joined leaders 3 out, outpaced next, left 3rd last, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
held up, soon tracked leaders and keen, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, weakened approaching 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, steady headway from 3 out, led on bit last, kept on well
held up, headway after 3 out on outer, ridden and weakened after 2 out
held up in touch, led after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, left 2nd last until towards finish
led, not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened
DIRAR can defy a penalty to land this handicap hurdle; Bathwick Man and Priest Field are also worth considering. There are not too many miles on the clock for our selection and he won in the style of an improver at Worcester earlier in the month when he made light work of beating Blaze Trailer. He is up 7lbs for that success but the likelihood is that it will not be enough to stop him. Bathwick Man is a big danger as he pushed Aberdeen Park all the way at Stratford last time and the form was franked when Aberdeen Park won again on Tuesday night. Priest Field won well last time at Worcester when he beat Akram but he had previously been well beaten and his overall form is a bit hit and miss. Peaceful Means was a winner last time out but she has more on her plate today and she looks opposable. Dirar is selected to follow up his recent success.
Pepporoni Pete (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden when hit 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 15l behind Englishtown (11-9) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Hello Nod 25-1 (10-11) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase winner between last 2 until no extra towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Acambo (12-5) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Lord Baskerville 9-2 (11-8) Tracked leader, mistake and reminder 5th, ridden and effort after 3 out, outpaced when mistake next, no impression approaching last, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Come Out Firing (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Jun.
Hot Zone (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Prominent, not fluent 5th, weakened 3 out, 6th of 13, 43l behind Corum (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gd.
Priest Field (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway 4th, went 2nd after next, not fluent 3 out, led before 2 out, in command last, driven out, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf beating Akram (11-12) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Dirar (IRE) 15-8fav (10-11) Held up, raced keenly, headway 6th, went 2nd after next, led 2 out, clear flat easily, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs beating Blaze Trailer (11-5) by 8l, 9 ran.
Newgate (UAE) 4-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 5th, every chance when not fluent last, weakened flat, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Ovthenight (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Peaceful Means (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden approaching last, stayed on under pressure flat to lead near finish, won at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (4) gd beating Wensleydale Web (11-6) by ns, 11 ran.
Lindseyfield Lodge (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) Led, headed approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, 5th of 14, 12l behind Ethan's Star (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m 4f sell hcp hdl (5) gf in Jun.
Bathwick Man 11-4fav (11-5) Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, one pace last, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Aberdeen Park (10-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Pelennor (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Led after 1st, headed after 7th and mistake and weakened quickly, 10th of 14, well behind Benmadigan (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Jun.
