ridden 7th, weakened from 3 out
chased leaders to 5th, soon ridden and behind
chased winner, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra flat
in touch, jumped left and mistake 1st, hit 3rd, ridden and outpaced 4 out, rallied 2 out, pecked last, stayed on, not reach winner
towards rear, mistake 4th, headway approaching 5th, ridden 7th, weakened from next
mid-division when slipped up approaching 3rd
made all, jumped well, driven out
towards rear, ridden 8th, kept on approaching 2 out, never dangerous
took keen hold, held up, effort 6th, weakened 4 out
mid-division when hampered 1st, ridden approaching 5th, soon weakened and behind (wore cheek pieces)
A very difficult race to pinpoint the winner and a tentative TEAMtalk selection is for the in-form How Ran On who won a poor race at Ludlow recently. He is a safe jumper and will be suited by the trip and going. An interesting contender is Guignol Du Cochet who is returning from a two year absence for Lydia Richards. Progressive before injuring himself at Huntingdon two years ago he will go close if reproducing the form that saw him win well at Folkestone earlier that season off his current mark. Best of the rest could be Harcamone who ran decent efforts at Bangor and Chepstow last season mixed with some poor performances. He may however need this outing. French Connection has been running some consistent efforts of late without troubling the judge and he has reasonable place opportunities. Aircon will no doubt be sent out a warm favourite and although he has the best form of those on show this trip looks shorter than ideal and he does normally need a couple of runs to put himself right. He could be a favourite to oppose on the exchanges.
