held up in rear, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up, headway approaching 6th, pushed along approaching 2 out, weakened before last
led, ridden after 2 out, headed last, one pace flat
chased leader to 3rd, prominent, not fluent 2 out, ridden and weakened quickly approaching last, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led last, edged right and stayed on flat
held up, headway 6th, lost place 8th, stayed on from 2 out, every chance last, weakened flat
held up, hit 7th, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
in touch, reminders after 7th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
always behind, weakened quickly and pulled up before 7th
prominent, chased leader 5th, every chance 2 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before last
held up in rear, slightly hampered 3rd, lost touch approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
Toon Trooper can be the first of two winners on the Towcester card for trainer Jonjo O'Neill, his main dangers looking to be Finzi, Teorban and Kepi de Kerfellec. The selection came good at the third time of asking at Warwick last time out, the key to his success being a god test at round three miles. He'll have those conditions again today and can score before probably embarking upon a chasing career. Early Edition won a hurdle during the summer but has regressed since and now steps up in trip again. Finzi showed his first form when third over three and a quarter miles at Huntingdon last time and could progress again on what will be only his fifth race. Galwaybay Stan has a similar profile although an amateur rider now replaces Tony McCoy from his last run, which was far and away his best to date. Kepi de Kerfellec won an apprentice race on the Flat over just short of two miles before joining Micky Hammond, so he too has to be given plenty of respect in this contest. Mark Pitman runs the Polish-bred British Flat winner Teorban, whose third to Tidjani last time out certainly gives him place prospects in this event that will require plenty of stamina from the successful entry. It is hard to enthuse too much about the chances of the others and, for us, Toon Trooper fits the bill best of all and gets the vote.
