made all, ridden after 3 out, soon pressed, out battled rival flat
always prominent, chased winner after 5th, challenged from 2 out, soon ridden, not run on flat
mid division, lost place approaching 5th, struggling when mistake 3 out, tailed off
mid division, pulled hard, losing place when mistake 4th, soon behind, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
in touch, pushed along after 5th, weakened before 3 out
prominent, chased leader when dived 2nd, mistake 4th, driven and lost 2nd after next, 6th and beaten when virtually fell and unseated rider 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, close 3rd 3 out, weakened before 2 out
raced keenly, in rear, pulled up before 3rd
in touch, lost place 4th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
in rear, ran wide bend after 3rd, no chance well before 5th, tailed off
held up in rear, raced keenly, hit 2nd, headway under pressure into mid division after 5th, no impression when hampered 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
took keen hold towards rear, hampered 1st, headway approaching 5th, soon ridden along, weakened after 3 out, poor 4th when mistake last
chased leaders, not much room 1st, pushed along after 2nd, soon dropped rear, still well behind 3 out, plugged on to go poor 4th flat
in rear, struggling after 3rd, tailed off
BENAYOUN is selected ahead of Tooka, Owain James and Moymore. The last named is, by all accounts, a striking individual and, as a half-brother to a winning hurdler/chaser, he also looks the part on paper. However, he faded tamely on his debut in a Market Rasen bumper last month and, as he is dropped to this level to make his hurdling debut, it doesn't require the assistance of a crystal ball to surmise that he is highly unlikely to be a stable star for Jonjo O'Neill. Moymore is, however, a candidate for support by virtue of being the mount of Tony McCoy. Owain James ran well in a similar race at Stratford last August - showing enough to suggest he can score at this level. However, he does need to prove his fitness and others may have on edge over him today. Tooka has run out of his skin in each of his last two starts and, assuming he can string a it out for a third time; he can make the frame while he is in a good frame of mind. However, Benayoun has a more consistent profile and, even though he jumped out to the left here in a similar race eight days ago; he is easily up to taking this by the scruff of the neck if he keeps his mind on the task in hand.
Tooka 33-1 (11-0) Always prominent, chased winner 5th, driven 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Badly Bruised (10-13) at Towcester 2m 5f clm hdl (5) gd in Apr.
Benayoun 4-1 (10-12) In touch, jumped badly left and lost place 3rd, staying on when mistake 3 out, 3rd of 7, 24l behind Noticeable (11-12) at Towcester 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gf.
Colemanstown 150-1 (10-9) Lost touch from 3rd, 11th of 15, well behind Silver Sister (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Glenargo (USA) 200-1 (10-5) Tracked leader to 3rd, weakened after 4th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Noticeable (11-12) at Towcester 2m sll hdl (4-8yo) (5) gf, 7 ran.
Leo's Quest 16-1 (11-6) In touch, lost touch from 6th, 6th of 10, well behind Cobbler's Queen (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Leprechaun's Gold (IRE) 9-1 (10-3) Held up mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, 5th of 17, 20l behind Lady Wright (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Apr.
Moymore (IRE) 11-4 (11-1) Held up, headway 7f out, lost place 3f out, 5th of 10, well behind Titus Andronicus (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
Musical Weld 125-1 (10-10) Always behind, 7th of 13, well behind Wolf Moon (11-6) at Uttoxeter 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Robbie Will 14-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, reminders 4th, weakened 5th, behind, 10th of 12, well behind Lojo (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f sll hcp hdl (5) gf in Sep '06.
Cashmere Jack 33-1 (10-13) Held up, pushed along after 6th, soon struggling, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Changing Lanes (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf, 13 ran.
House of Tudor 80-1 (10-6) Mid-division, weakened 4 out, 12th of 14, well behind Viva Colonia (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd.
Owain James 9-2 (10-12) Chased leader, led after 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression last, 2nd of 13, 8l behind Arthurian (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov sll hdl (5) hvy in Aug.
Pinnacle Point 8-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, held up, brief effort after 3 out, 7th of 8, well behind Festival Dreams (10-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f 4yo hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Rivington Pike (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Mid-division, headway halfway and in touch, ridden 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Lady Sambury (10-4) at Hexham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd, 10 ran.
Silver Nun 14-1 (11-7) (cp) bhnd til pu 13, in a race won by Violet Elizabeth (11-7) at Cothelstone 3m ptp in Mar, 16 ran.
