held up, effort after 9th, weakened 3f out, no chance when jumped badly right last
held up in touch, pecked 5th, mistake next, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2f out
prominent, jumped right 2nd and 4th, led approaching 5th, not fluent 8th, ridden 3f out, headed last, no extra
mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened after 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2f out
in touch, mistake 4th, ridden and weakened 8th, no chance when mistake 3f out, tailed off when pulled up before 2f out
held up in rear, headway after 8th, challenged after 3f out until approaching last, weakened flat
prominent, ridden after 3f out, disputing 3rd when mistake 2f out, stayed on go 2nd flat
always prominent, outpaced after 3f out, rallied and came stands side 2f out, led last, stayed on
led until approaching 5th, ridden after 8th, weakening when mistake 3f out
behind until stayed on from 2f out, never dangerous
not jumped well, always behind, tailed on when pulled up before 2f out
Meggie's Lad gets a tentative vote over Ah Yeah and Get The Point in a race comprising of quite afew disappointing sorts. It is with no great conviction that Meggie's Lad is selected as he has not been entirely convincing himself since being put over fences. However, this is the first time that he has been tried over the minimum trip since he finished second over hurdles here at Towcester in November 2003. Although this is one of the stiffest tracks in the country, his stamina should still not be as severely tested as of late, and his drop in the ratings should help his cause. Ah Yeah is another that has had his stamina tested over fences, and although he has a bit of placed form, is hard to fancy strongly, while Get The Point is a stone higher than when scoring over the course and distance 14 months ago. Harem Scarem has not got his jumping together of late but may try and make the pace here. Polish Pilot and Auditor are both adept over this trip and have place claims of a sort, but in a poor contest, we return to Meggie's Lad as the answer.
