mistakes, left in lead 1st, headed 3rd, led again 5th, ridden 3 out, headed last, not quicken
chased leaders, left 7th, hung left from 3 out, ridden to lead last, driven out
keen, chased leader, led 3rd to 5th, 2nd and 7 lengths down when fell 7th
led, jumped left and unseated rider 1st
always behind, tailed off when hampered 7th, soon pulled up
in touch, mistake 5th, weakening when slightly hampered 7th
Roll Along, Kontinent and Dancing Lyra catch the eye here and Roll Along is the selection. Kontinent won well on his debut and looks a progressive type. However, he is up against a top class opponent here and may have to settle for second. A winner at Musselburgh on heavy ground in March, Dancing Lyra was rated at 80 on the level. He is an interesting recruit but is best watched here. Roll Along is still unbeaten in four starts and he followed up an unbeaten bumper career by getting off the mark on his hurdling bow. Roll Along is the selection.
Kontinent (GER) 16-1 (11-0) Chased leader, led 6th, clear when hit final two, ran on well, won at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Cottingham (11-0) by 4l, 15 ran.
Roll Along (IRE) 13-8 (11-2) Held up, smooth headway to track leaders on bit after 3 out, challenged approaching last, led early run-in, driven out, won at Cheltenham 2m mdn hdl (3) gs in Oct beating Ofarel D'airy (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 18 ran.
Dancing Lyra 6-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 16, 5l behind Abbey Cat (8-5) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sept (Flat).
Leo's Lucky Star (USA) 10-1 (11-0) Held up, headway after 4 out, ridden next, every chance when fell 2 out in race won by Kalmini (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo nov hdl (B) gd, 10 ran.
Must Be Keen 25-1 (11-1) Always in rear, 11th of 12, well behind Ice Tea (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 2f nhf (H) gd.
Oncle Bul (FR) (10-8) 2nd of 8, 1l behind Oda De Mazille (10-1) at Compiegne 1m 4f stk gd in Jun (Flat).
Tcherina (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Bumped start, soon in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 16, well behind Piety (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll hcp (3) gs in Oct (Flat).