held up in touch, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace
held up and pulled hard, mistake 2nd, never on terms
mistake 1st, prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
held up and keen, headway into mid-division when fell 4th
led, ridden 4th, headed approaching next, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
behind, some headway 2 out, never dangerous
held up in touch, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, ridden 5th, headway 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner
chased leader, led and mistake 5th, headed 3 out, weakening when hampered 2 out
in touch, headway 5th, led 3 out, clear approaching last, eased flat
behind, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway 5th, 2 lengths 2nd when fell 2 out
prominent until try to run out and lost place 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
behind when hampered 4th, never dangerous
mid-division, headway 4th, every chance 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, no extra flat
behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
held up, ridden 3 out, stayed on one pace from next
This looks to lack strength in depth and looks to revolve around Gondola, who showed promise over course and distance a fortnight ago, and Kaparolo, who hails from the powerful stable of Amanda Perrett, and he gets the vote. The winner of a maiden over 14-furlongs on the flat, it is possible that he will need further over hurdles to be at his best, especially as he is from the same family as Molesnes, the winner of the Prix Du Cadran. However, Worcester is a wide-open galloping track that should suit him well. Winner of a flat race in Australia, Gondola made an encouraging debut over these brush hurdles when beaten a length by Thumper, with Bearaway, the winner of a bumper and over hurdles, three-lengths away. He is sure to improve on that effort and will be tough to beat. He has nothing to fear from Arzillo on that running. Of the rest, Bubble Up is only selling class, while Secret's Out has been trying to win a hurdle race for over three years, and will have to wait a while yet. So this should boil down to a duel between Gondola and Kaparolo, with the latter taken to come out on top.