held up, ridden 7f out, headway over 3f out, soon one pace
held up in touch, headway halfway, led 5f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well, easily
chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 6f out, tailed off
held up in touch, headway halfway, chased leaders 3f out, soon weakened
always behind, tailed off from over 5f out
held up behind, headway 6f out, effort 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner
led, headed after 2f, stayed prominent, led again 7f out, headed 5f out, ridden 3f out, one pace
tracked leader, led after 2f, headed 7f out, soon weakened
in touch until ridden and weakened over 4f out
tracked leaders, lost place bend after 6f, soon prominent, chased winner over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Not too much to go on here and the market might prove the best guide. A number of key stables are represented including Paul Nicholls, with Dusky Light (stoutly bred), Philip Hobbs, with Forever Dream, and Venetia Williams with Heron's Ghyll. Little Mick is certainly bred for the jump game while Glacial Evening, who made a very promising debut two years ago for Mary Reveley in a good bumper but, since then, has had his problems. That said, he should strip fitter for his reappearance run and, now with Bob Buckler, it would be no surprise to see him run well. It is hard to assess Alan King's pair while Hill Forts Henry is intriguing in that his dam's is German-bred. The market has to be followed for this race but, if pressed, a tentative TEAMtalk suggestion is, with Tony McCoy booked, Forever Dream.
