held up rear, ridden and weakened approaching 6th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
held up mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up mid-division, driven along after 4th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
held up rear, ridden and effort 4th, never a danger
mid-division, headway approaching 4th to track leaders, ridden 3 out, mistake when weakening 2 out, left 3rd last
held up in touch, steady headway 4th, led 3 out, joined 2 out, ridden clear approaching last, ridden out
led, headed 4th, ran wide on bend soon after, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, narrowly 4th, headed 3 out, ridden to dispute lead 2 out, mistake and rider lost iron, weakening when unseated rider last
in rear, pecked 2nd, tailed off from 5th, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, lost touch from 3rd, tailed off
keen hold tracking leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 3 out, stayed on approaching last
tracked leaders, ridden 3rd, weakened 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Wasted Talent made a hugely-promising debut when second at Newbury 17 days ago and can now go one better at the main expense of Sharp Rigging. Sent off a 100/1 shot that day, the selection found only the promising Numitas too good for him and looks to have been found a good opening in which to secure winning brackets. Sharp Rigging also ran well on his debut, finishing third at Huntingdon behind Adopted Hero, who went on to run well at the Cheltenham Festival. With Tony McCoy booked, he looks set to run a big race. Of the others, Menphis Beury showed promise in his native France before running reasonably well before unseating his rider at Kempton on his British debut, while Water Nymph represents the Nicky Henderson stable but showed little in two starts on the Flat, and Machrihanish has suggested ability but is not one in whom too much faith can be confidently placed. Overall, though, it has the look of a two-horse race, with our vote just going to Wasted Talent.
