held up towards rear, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, no extra before last
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden after 2 out, 4th and one pace last
in touch in mid-division, pushed along after 5th, weakened after 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 3 out, shaken up and progress next, ridden in 3rd from last bend, switched left and stayed on flat, not able to challenge
held up towards rear, pulled hard, headway before 4th, weakened after 2 out
tracked leader, led and edged left before last, stayed on, ridden out
led, jumped left and not fluent 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed, bumped and carried left before last, switched right and held flat, kept on
mid-division, weakened after 3 out
reluctant to line up, held up in rear, not fluent 4th, some headway 2 out, no impression
Golden Promise finished runner-up in a Worcester bumper before chasing home the odds-on What's Occurring over hurdles here last month. Gwalia, who started a much shorter price, attempted to take on the winner and was done with approaching the last but should finish much closer if ridden with more restraint. Newtown Boy cost E100,000 and is a half-brother to three winning hurdlers. He'll be better for his two bumper runs in the spring and looks certain to go well. ROUGE VIF won a Ludlow bumper in March then led for a long way on his hurdling bow at Newton Abbot. The ground was very testing that day and today's better conditions can see him make all. Jarveys Plate was well supported when landing a Perth bumper in April and is another to watch out for.
Duc De Beauchene (FR) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, shaken up after 4 out, headway 2 out, went 3rd between last 2nd, in tight to the last, 5th and no extra flat, 5th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Pym (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Golden Promise (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Held up in rear but in touch, progress to chase leaders 3 out, effort approaching last, hung left closing stages, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2l behind What's Occurring (11-5) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Gwalia (IRE) 9-4 (11-5) Tracked leader, effort 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 18l behind What's Occurring (11-5) at Hereford 2m mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Hard To Forget (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 34 3/4l behind Tokay Dokey (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Jarveys Plate (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Held up, headway 4f out, soon prominent, led over 1f out, ridden clear, won at Perth 2m (4) sft in Apr beating Doctor Dex (11-0) by 3 3/4l, 13 ran.
Locker Room Talk (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led after 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly before next, 8th of 12, dist behind Denmead (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Newtown Boy (IRE) 2-1 (11-2) Held up, took keen hold, headway to lead over 6f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Genius (10-12) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in May.
Rouge Vif (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Led, driven and headed turning into straight, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Colonel Custard (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) hvy in Oct.
Sandy Boy (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, well beaten 2 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Seddon (10-12) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Nov.
Twotwothree (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Led, not fluent and headed 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 26 3/4l behind Tokay Dokey (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Oct.
