led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, one pace flat
held up, headway to go in touch approaching 2 out, effort last, no extra flat
tracked leader, not fluent throughout, headway and every chance 3 out, soon ridden, hit next, no extra last
held up in touch, mistake 1st and 3rd, reminders and lost place next, soon no danger
held up in rear, steady headway approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on under pressure flat
in touch, pushed along and lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened
not jumped well, always towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
held up mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, effort approaching last, stayed on flat (wore cheek pieces)
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, led last, pushed out flat
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat
Not the strongest juvenile contest where the TEAMtalk vote goes to Dazzling Rio. The gelding put his disappointing first outing over hurdles behind him when chasing home Ela d'Argent at Perth last time out and looked the sort to improve for the experience. He should be up to the task. Washington Pink has been running consistently well and picked up a win at Uttoxeter last month, but has 10 lengths to find with the selection on their running at Perth. He should be booked for a place again. Armsacrossthesea was in the process of running a good enough race when coming down three out at Uttoxeter last time. Providing that has not had an adverse effect on his confidence, he could also make the frame.
