tracked leaders, dropped rear 5th, pushed along 7th, soon weakened
led, mistake 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, blundered 2 out, soon headed, one-paced under pressure
held up, headway 6th, pushed along in close 3rd when fell heavily 3 out
tracked leader, jumped right rfrom 4th onwards, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on strongly
Edredon Bleu is arguably one of the most popular two-milers in training. The Yorkshire crowd will be sure to get behind him on Boxing Day as Richard Guest takes his first mount on the horse. With the ground likely to be on the soft side, we'll let head rule the heart and pass over him on this occasion. Nicky Henderson's team are in flying form at the moment and we will oppose the Blue Eiderdown with Geos. The seven-year-old has been unfairly criticised in some quarters but he is reliable and does at least have the virtues of winning form in testing conditions. Armaturk is finding life tougher these days without the weight allowances in his favour. Kadarann took full advantage of Golden Alpha's demise at Cheltenham to land a decent prize last time out and is potentially the stronger of the two Nicholls entries. Redemption is opposed on the strength of his stable's poor form while Davoski is an improving horse but you need a good horse to win the Castleford Chase. Latalomne is unproven on the surface.
