held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, one pace
prominent, headway and challenged 3 out, soon ridden, hampered 2 out, hard ridden and badly hampered last, ran on same pace
mid-division, lost touch 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up after 3 out
held up mid-division, ridden and lost place and outpaced 7th, rallied approaching 2 out and headway, hard ridden and ran on to lead gamely flat
held up toward rear, ridden before 8th, soon behind
chased leader, led after 2nd, jumped right from 6th, headed 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out
pulled hard and led to after 2nd, chased leader, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 7th, led after 3 out, jumped right 2 out and last, hard ridden and headed flat, no extra
held up last, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, jumped right last
Material World catches our eye here ahead of Classic China, Kiwi Babe and, possibly, Our Prima Donna and Marjina. The selection ran well on her handicap bow in what looked a decent race at Kempton last time, so she has to be respected, particularly as she ran well over course and distance the time before. Classic China won an average mares' only novices' hurdle at Lingfield before running respectably when falling at the last at Haydock last time. Kiwi Babe hails from the powerful Paul Nicholls stable so has to be respected, even though the form of her sole run to date, in a bumper, is difficult to assess. Little Miss Prim ran well when fifth behind In Contrast at Cheltenham in December 2001, but has had only one run since. Marjina has shown promise in two bumpers, while the Henrietta Knight-trained Our Prima Donna has also shown promise over hurdles, although her form is only average. Overall, then, we like the look of Material World.
