held up, ridden after 11th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on, never reach leaders
in touch, mistake 4th, ridden after 4 out, weakening when jumped right last 2
mid-division, headway 9th, ridden 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, hit 5th, reminders after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 8th
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on
in touch, mistake 3rd, weakened after 14th
mid-division, headway 4 out, led approaching 2 out, clear when not fluent last, ridden out
held up, mistake 6th, headway and mistake 4 out, ridden after next, one pace when bumped last
prominent, pushed along after 8th, weakened after 3 out
mistake 1st, always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
held up, headway 12th, ridden when not much room and blundered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
prominent to 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Very little needs to be said about Henrietta Knight's record with former Irish pointers, so it may be simple enough to propose that there is plenty more to come from Eva So Charming and he is selected in preference to Croc An Oir, Undeniable and Blazing Hills. The last named is holding his form well and would surely be a more popular choice if he hailed from a more fashionable stable. He handed a below par Croc An Oir a sound beating in his last start and holds each-way claims on that run alone. The last mentioned had previously been a roll before that Stratford run and it may be a little soon to be giving up on him completely. However, Eva So Charming has really caught the eye with the way that he has progressed so far and, as he was deliberately steered away from a summer jumps campaign, he comes here with conditions expected to suit. The Knight team have been making bullish noises about the strength of their string for the current season and Eva So Charming can kick-start proceedings if he continues to show the same level of development this afternoon.
