led 2nd, headed before 3rd, soon led again, headed 5th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, beaten when not fluent last
a little slow at 1st 3 fences, led until 2nd, led before 3rd, soon headed, led 5th, reached at 3 out, made mistake and headed, led before 2 out, in command when in tight to last, came clear flat
Caution is advised as none of the quartet have yet jumped a fence in public and so much will depend upon how they take to larger obstacles. COOLE CODY is some way clear on hurdle ratings but did pull up last time albeit in the very best company. He was much improved last season and has to be taken very seriously on that evidence. He is just preferred to Our Three Sons, thoroughly consistent and reliable over timber and receiving 5lb from the selection thanks to the claim of his talented conditional. Hartside has something to find on hurdle ratings but Ordo Ab Chao is tough to fathom. He was useful for Alan King but has suffered two lengthy absences from of 680 and 385 days respectively. Maybe the market will prove the best guide to expectations for the gelding - now with Olly Murphy.
Ordo Ab Chao (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside chasing leaders before 2 out, weakened 2 out, 11th of 19, 34 1/4l behind Soul Emotion (11-6) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Our Three Sons (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Led, hit 2nd, blundered 4 out, headed 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Our Kylie (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Coole Cody (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Led, mistake 4 out, soon headed and dropped away, well behind when pulled up before 3 out, at Aintree 3m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Hartside (GER) 11-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 2nd, ridden and lost place 2 out, 5th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Radical Archie (12-1) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
