held up towards rear, pushed along after 4th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off
held up, not fluent 5th, pushed along next, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd last, kept on
held up in rear, steady headway from 3 out, went 3rd approaching 2 out, led last, pushed out
led and soon clear until after 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching next
tracked leader, led after 3 out, ridden and not fluent 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner
prominent, reminders after 5th, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, in touch approaching 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Nonrunner
In division one of this wide open handicap hurdle Huguenot looks well treated on the pick of his chase form but with him definitely more of a chased these days we'll side with SADLER'S STAR, whose had a few near misses recently, while Wheelavit remains of interest. The pick was bang in contention before falling two out last time and that was following another decent effort when second best against similar opposition in a novice event. It could be he is just coming to hand and his top yard will have him well schooled after his set back. Rated 13lbs lighter than when taking on the bigger obstacles Huguenot looks under a light burden. That said he hasn't scaled those heights over hurdles and was a little disappointing racing off this mark last time. Wheelavit is still weighted for a challenge after some consistent performances and is certainly on the shortlist while after victory in a seller last time Eye Candy is in good heart but looks up against it at this level. Tight stuff this and Sadler's Star is just a percentage call.
Eye Candy (IRE) 9-4fav (10-12) Held up, chased leaders approaching 3 out, led next, just held on, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gf beating Railway Park (10-12) by hd, 12 ran.
Le Corvee (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, not clear run approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, 5th of 15, 3l behind Dancewiththedevil (10-13) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf.
Kickahead (USA) 8-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, raced keenly, headway approaching 3 out, close 4th when not fluent landed very awkwardly and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Dancewiththedevil (10-13) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf, 15 ran.
Olympian Boy (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Keen early, led, headed after last, rallied to regain lead close home, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd beating Le Toto (10-13) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Wheelavit (IRE) 10-3 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost place after 4th, rallied next, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 8, 41l behind Is It Me (11-12) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
So Determined (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Rear of mid-division, some late headway before last, never a factor, 10th of 20, 33l behind Dr Kildare (10-3) at Down Royal 2m hcp hdl 80-102 in Aug.
Priest Field (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Mid-division, raced keenly, not fluent 3rd, struggling before 6th, 10th of 15, 25l behind Dancewiththedevil (10-13) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf.
Huguenot (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Mid-division, ridden and chased leader approaching 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 7l behind Boogie Dancer (10-13) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Sadler's Star (GER) 5-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, 3rd and challenging when fell 2 out, in a race won by Mouseen (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f 4yo mdn stks (5) gf in Aug, 10 ran.
Silver Point (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Pulled hard in rear, weakened approaching 3 out, last of 8, well behind Shiwawa (11-0) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Lip Gloss (IRE) 22-1 (11-7) Led until approaching 4th, weakened after 4th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ishismart (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd, 16 ran.
Fairly Glorious 66-1 (10-12) Held up, no impression from 3 out, 6th of 14, 42l behind Carrolls Cross (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf.
