never fluent, soon chasing leader, not fluent and reminder after 3rd, hit 5th, went left bumped and lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened
bit keen in mid-division on inside, headway approaching 3 out, 3rd and no impression from next
held up in rear, flattened 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, never going pace to reach leaders
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until before next, weakened between last 2
led, ridden along and went clear before 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner run-in
towards rear, closer in mid-division 5th, chased leaders before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, produced to lead last, ridden clear run-in
chased leaders, weakening quickly before mistake 3 out, pulled up quickly
towards rear, last and outpaced after 4 out, never dangerous after
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TEA CLIPPER hasn’t raced since February but won three of only four starts over hurdles last term. He ended the season with a second in a higher grade contest than this at Huntingdon and there looks more to come from Tom Lacey’s charge this year. Most of today’s opposition are struggling for form with the exception of Tel'art, who won at Stratford before placing off today’s mark at Southwell and looks the main danger. Cotswold Way and Speredek should improve for recent outings while Dream Berry and Style De Garde may prove best of the rest returning to action.
Cotswold Way (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 1st, reminder 8th, headway and switched right 10th, driven and struggling before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Coole Cody (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (3) gd in Aug.
Style De Garde (FR) 6-5 (11-4) Tracked winner after 1st until weakened from 2 out, 3rd of 4, 19l behind Hatcher (11-4) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Speredek (FR) 20-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, raced keenly, not fluent 5th, well beaten when hit 2 out, 6th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Native Fighter (10-8) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Ballyhill (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Mid-division, headway on outside 8th, lost place 11th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Northern Beau (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Led until 2nd, soon led again, headed 5th, jumped right and ridden 8th, weakened after last, 5th of 11, 22 1/2l behind King Alfonso (10-8) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Capone (GER) 4-1 (11-10) Kept very wide, mid-division, jumped left and not always fluent, headway when bumped into rival 3 out, went 2nd 2 out until before last where mistake, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Esprit De Baileys (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Tel'art (FR) 3-1 (10-10) Led, headed 6th, led again after 7th, headed again 8th, ridden for effort 2 out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Yes No Maybe So (10-8) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Skeaping 10-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway after 3rd, lost place before 3 out, soon well beaten, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Dariya (10-8) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Dream Berry (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, pushed along after 2 out, no impression, well beaten before last, 19th of 24, 32 1/2l behind Sire Du Berlais (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Tea Clipper (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Chased winner, ridden before 2 out, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Cervaro Mix (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
