held up, hard ridden from 7th, every chance 2 out, one pace from last
in rear until in touch 6th, one pace from 2 out
made virtually all, jumped well and went clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly towards finish
behind, under pressure from 5th, not fluent 6th and 7th, tailed off from 8th
prominent until disputed lead 5th, chasing winner from 2 out, every chance approaching last, ran on flat
Valley Henry (IRE) Smart prospect who is unbeaten in two starts over hurdles, including a Grade Two race at Chepstow. Potentially top class and hard to ignore in this.
Another Raleagh (IRE) Showed good attitude when winning at Towcester on first run in this country. Nice sort who clearly won't mind the ground, but this is a stiff task.
Patriarch (IRE) Just touched off by Another Raleagh on latest start. Will not be much between them again here, but their battle is likely to be for second place this time.
Brush The Ark Hurdling debut after a couple of decent efforts in bumpers, winning on heavy ground at Bangor. Nice sort, but tough task at this stage of her career.
Stromness (USA) Listed performer on the level in France, but has failed to produce the goods in two attempts over hurdles, and unlikely to get off the mark in this harder race.
