led to 9th, ridden 3 out, not quicken
held up towards rear, weakened 7th, soon behind
prominent, ridden 7th, lost touch 9th, pulled up before last
behind and not jump well, mistake 2nd, tailed off from 7th
held up in touch, headway on bit 2 out, ridden and went 2nd before last, weakened flat, improve
mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened 9th
chased leader, led on bit 9th, quickened clear last, impressive
mid-division, weakened 7th, pulled up before 9th
held up, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
This should lie between Half An Hour, Bacardi Boy and Strong Flow. The former, trained by Alan King, put up an improved display when stepped up to two and three quarter miles last time, and may be capable of better still over this trip, and this Haydock bumper winner could well record his first win over hurdles. However, Strong Flow is sure to be a big threat. Paul Nicholls' gelding was a point-to-point winner in Ireland and showed plenty of promise on his hurdling debut when chasing home the useful Well Then Now Then at Southwell. He wouldn't have to improve a great deal to play a big part here. Bacardi Boy also shaped really well when winning over this trip on his reappearance at Chepstow and will certainly be no pushover here.
