held up, lost touch after 6, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway 6, weakened approaching 2 out
took keen hold, led, clear approaching 2nd, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
prominent until weakened approaching 3 out
held up, not fluent 5th, headway before next, ridden approaching 2 out, not quicken flat
held up, headway approaching 6, stayed on same pace
chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and ran on flat
chased clear leader, led after 3 out, driven out
held up, in touch, mistake 5th, ridden next, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on for 2 out
not fluent, held up, ridden after 4th, soon struggling
A very competitive handicap in which Dancer Life and Hors La Loi can be expected to be prominent, but Bernadon could be the answer and he gets our vote. Richard Guest's gelding reverts to hurdling after landing a Southwell handicap chase last time. It was an emphatic success from Master T in that contest and the return to the smaller obstacles shouldn't be a problem. Hors La Loi is not the force of old but is still capable of putting in a decent performance as he showed when winning here last October, he also comes here following a promising effort over fences. Dancer Life has taken time to find his feet, but Jonjo O'Neill's gelding came good in a decent event at Perth last time and he will not be far away this afternoon. Hat-trick seeking Monksford is another to enter calculations, but in a tough race Bernardon is a sporting selection.