led, pushed along from 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, soon beaten
track leader, pecked 5th, led approaching last, ridden out
jumped right, soon tailed off
Joe Cullen is clearly no longer the force that he was and, while still capable of respectable form, looks beatable under his penalty so we side with Rainbows Aglitter. David Gandolfo's gelding showed steady improvement in handicap hurdles last term without getting his head in front and now makes his debut over hurdles. The six-year-old is taken to make the most of the 7lbs that he receives from former Festival Bumper winner Joe Cullen. The son of River Falls was a fortuitous winner over fences at Market Rasen in August and has looked a far from convincing jumper. He is worth taking on. Rossmay makes limited appeal in a contest that is taken to go to Rainbows Aglitter.
