chased leader, reminders 4th, driven to challenge 2 out, not fluent last, led and stayed on well run in (wore cheek pieces)
led, ridden after 2 out, hrd pressed last, soon headed and not quicken run in
in touch in 4th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, stayed on approaching last, took 3rd run in, not a danger
keen hold in 3rd, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th (water), outpaced by leading pair from 4 out, lost 3rd run in
Rated 155 at his peak over hurdles, Azertyuiop made an impressive enough debut over fences to suggest that he will carry plenty of that ability over to his chasing career. The Paul Nicholls-trained gelding jumped for fun at Market Rasen 10 days ago and should be able to use this as a stepping-stone to an appearance at the Open Meeting here next month. Chalcedony has acquitted himself well in his recent outings and should again run his race. However, he does need to have a solid footing to be seen at his best and he may be found wanting on this drop back in trip. Cobbet and Colonial Sunset have a chance at the weights but lack the scope of Azertyuiop and are likely to be taken off their feet. Whereas it would take a complete act of faith to substantiate the claims of Kansas City, despite the fact that she is in receipt of well over a stone from the Nicholls horse. Barring accidents, Azertyuiop is taken to score with the minimum of fuss.
