held up, ridden and headway 3 out, stayed on to lead towards finish
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 12th
held up, headway 15th, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, headed and no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out
prominent, led 13th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next
jumped right, led to 13th, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 15th
prominent, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, headed last, stayed on flat
held up, mistake 6th, ridden and mistake 14th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 5 out
held up, headway 7th, ridden and lost place when blundered 13th, behind when pulled up before next
Celtic Pride represents the in-form Peter Bowen and should make a bold bid to score at the expense of Stand Easy and Go White Lightning. Celtic Pride beat the useful Moss Harvey over hurdles when trained by Jonjo O'Neill and has been lightly raced since moving to Wales. he has the scope to be a good chaser and has been brought along slowly with a patient policy. He should go close here at the expense of Stand Easy who won over the course and distance just six weeks after moving to John Cornwall. Unfortunately he now has to shoulder topweight and more success will make it hard to place him when he contests handicaps. Nevertheless he must be on the short-list along with Go White Lightning who did not help his cause at Haydock with a mistake at the water. A dual bumper winner earlier in his career, the eight-year-old has a race over fences in him somewhere if not here.
