held up towards rear, headway after 4th, not fluent 4 out, challenged 3 out, narrow lead after next, strongly pressed, driven out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to take 3rd after last, no impression on front pair
pressed leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 4th, closed next, outpaced from 4 out, weakened well before 3 out
held up, effort 4 out, no extra 2 out
led, not fluent 3 out, headed after next, weakened flat
in rear, not fluent 3rd, in touch 5th, not fluent next, soon struggling, weakened after 4 out
Morning Herald was third under a penalty at Kempton after scoring at Ludlow so is entitled to respect but she shouldn't find it easy giving 7lb to AVISPA if Alan King's mare runs anywhere near her best. The latter wasn't disgraced in a Listed handicap at Newbury on her latest start and has been placed in five of her eight hurdle starts, nearly all in better company than this. Time Is Money showed very little on her hurdling debut in October so What A Saga may be a better long-term prospect having already been placed twice in point-to-points.
Morning Herald 11-4 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 2nd after 4th, 3 lengths clear when bad mistake last, headed flat, 3rd and beaten towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Surtee Du Berlais (11-11) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Apr.
Avispa 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, went right and hit 3rd, headway approaching 3 out, chasing leaders and every chance next, ridden between last two, weakened last, 6th of 13, at Newbury 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gd in Apr.
Middleton's Minx (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) (h) hdwy 15; lft 3rd 2 out; wknd qckly, 3rd of 11, 25 3/4l behind Bingo Star (11-7) at Cottenham 3m mdn gs in Feb.
Miss Giselle 66-1 (11-0) In rear, never going well and not fluent, well behind after 4th, tailed off 6th, pulled up after, at Towcester 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Monet Moor 200-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Rainy City (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Time Is Money 8-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, distracted by rival when not fluent 2nd, slow 7th, soon outpaced, weakened after next, last of 4, dist behind Uncle Tone (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gd in Oct.
What A Saga 7-2 (11-7) Led 2 til hdd 2 out; no ex, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Kapoupakap (10-0) at Flete Park 2m 4f mdn sft in Apr.
Wun Destination 250-1 (10-8) Raced wide, not fluent 1st, always behind, tailed off 9th, pulled up soon after, at Exeter 2m 7f (4) gs in Apr.
