held up in rear, pulled up and dismounted soon after 1st
prominent, hit 1st, led 6th, headed 7th, ridden 3 out, challenging leader when pecked badly 2 out, soon led, ran on well
tracked leaders, led 7th, ridden 3 out, headed after next, no extra flat
held up in rear, headway 9th, mistake 4 out, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened next
led, headed approaching 6th, mistake, ridden 9th, weakening when bad mistake 4 out, not recover
A watching brief is the advice here as high-class hurdler In Contrast should have little difficulty in making a winning start over fences. At his best going left handed, Philip Hobbs' gelding has so much in hand over his rivals, he will be a very short price to oblige. Best of the rest is undoubtedly Island Sound. A Listed winner on the flat, he has been somewhat disappointing over timber and latterly showing little aptitude for jumping fences.
