held up rear going well, headway when hit 2 out, mistake last, kept on to lead flat
held up, headway 4th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened soon after 3 out
led, mistake 2nd, headed soon after 3rd, ridden 3 out to lead briefly, weakened approaching last
held up on inside, steady headway approaching 3 out, ridden to lead apporaching 2 out, no extra when headed flat
held up in touch, driven for brief headway 5th, weakened next
tracked leader, not fluent and lost place 5th, ridden to chase leaders, every chance 2 out, one pace approaching last
tracked leaders and keen, bold jump 3rd, led soon after, ridden when hit 3 out, weakened and soon headed
Farceur, Six Pack and Castle River are the three to concentrate on here and the confident vote goes to Farceur. The selection is another Martin Pipe French import, and he ran well enough on his last start in France at Auteuil behind Melbo to be worthy of plenty of respect. Six Pack has shown ability on the flat and could be capable of troubling the selection, but he can not be backed with any real confidence as he has yet to translate that form over hurdles. Castle River looks a more realistic danger and he ran well enough behind Bid For Fame at Uttoxeter last time to suggest he might be good enough to take a hand in the finish here. The rest look a fairly moderate bunch, so we are happy to side with the Pipe and A P McCoy combination, and the vote goes to Farceur.
