tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, ridden and no impression on winner approaching 3 out, lost 18 lengths 2nd when fell last
held up, headway 5th, ridden in 3rd and beaten after 7th, went 18 lengths 2nd last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, outpaced 6th, weakened after next, left remote 3rd last, tailed off
prominent, mistake 4th, not fluent and lost place next, soon weakened, tailed off
made all, clear 3 out, unchallenged
ALGERNON PAZHAM has progressed with every run and would have won much more easily at Leicester but for a last-flight blunder. He should follow-up here though Urban Hymn, an easy bumper winner at Huntingdon last month, will have come on for his debut over hurdles on this track a couple of weeks later. El Indio was well beaten when third at Ffos Las but Howaboutnow defied several mistakes to make a winning start over hurdles at Market Rasen and a better round will see him go close.
Howaboutnow (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Close up, tracked leaders when hit 6th, hit 3 out, led approaching 2 out, ridden out, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Full Throttle (10-12) by 3 1/2l, 15 ran.
Algernon Pazham (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, challenging when left in lead 2 out, blundered last, ridden out, won at Leicester 2m 4f 4yo nov stks (4) gs beating Silsol (10-9) by 3l, 7 ran.
El Indio (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, closed after 9th, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, no impression on winner in 3rd after 2 out, mistake last, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Berea Boru (11-5) at Ffos Las 3m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.
Saint Brieuc (FR) (10-3) in a race won by Laristo (10-3) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 2f 3yo hdl sft in Sep '12, 17 ran.
Urban Hymn (FR) 11-8fav (10-12) Led mistake 6th, strongly challenged from 3 out, headed after last, no extra, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Spirit Of Shankly (11-4) at Haydock 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (3) sft in Nov.
