chased leaders, joined winner 5th, hit 3 out, ridden and every chance last, not quicken flat
behind, some headway 3 out, mid-division when pulled up and dismounted before 2 out
led to 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
mid-division, mistake and lost place 3rd, soon behind
ridden and headway 3 out, one pace from next
led 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well
ridden and headway 3 out, stayed on one pace from next
chased leaders to 5th, weakened from 3 out
prominent to 3rd, ridden and behind from 5th
towards rear, hampered 4th, kept on from 3 out, never dangerous
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, hit last, soon weakened
prominent to 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
mid-division, lost place approaching 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
headway 4 out, ridden next, 6th when pulled up and dismounted before 2 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (wore cheek pieces)
raced keen tracking leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
Almnadia has showed progressive hurdle form and his Cheltenham victory last time out showed a certain amount of class. He should find little difficulty following up unless one of the unraced horses proves to be special. Of those, Penny Pass looks the most obvious danger hailing from the powerful Pipe yard while Fortunate Dave is the highest rated Flat horse in the field. Mark It did well on his only racecourse appearance at Kempton behind the potentially useful Spectroscope while Palm Beach was well fancied (A P McCoy booked) when falling at the first at Huntingdon on his debut. Market moves for any of the others would be significant.
