led, not fluent 3rd, headed next, soon led again, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace last
held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, no impression on winner
mid-division, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, pulled up and dismoutned approaching next
always prominent, led 4th, soon headed, led again before 2 out, pushed out flat
held up in rear, headway when mistake 3 out, went 5th before next, never on terms
pressed leader, wandered at several hurdles, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders on inside, weakening when not fluent 3 out, pulled up before next
mid-division, lost place after 5th, behind 3 out, tailed off
held up in rear, behind 5th, never in contention, tailed off
held up in rear, behind 4th, tailed off
mid-division on outside, not fluent 3rd, headway next, ridden after 3 out, one pace last
Some promising types here and it will be interesting to see how Baby Shine fares on her hurdling debut. A winning point-to-pointer and bumper, she's bred for this job and will be primed for her opening run. Combustible Lady has a double penalty and her latest run at Kempton should be ignored as she found 3m1f much too far while the Clonmel winner A Little Swifter can do better than she showed at Fontwell. Zahirah Moon looked suited by 2m5f when scoring at Ludlow but it's TEMPEST RIVER who gets the vote. Ben Case's mare won a Listed bumper at Aintree in April and, after racing over longer trips, easily justified short odds to lose her maiden tag over timber at Hereford.
A Little Swifter (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Prominent, effort 3 out, weakening when mistake next, moderate 3rd, 3rd of 7, well behind Miss Milborne (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Tempest River (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Held up in mid-division, good headway approaching 4th, tracked leader before next, led soon after 2 out, clear when hit last, stayed on well, won at Hereford 2m 1f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec beating Justazippy (11-5) by 7l, 16 ran.
Zahirah Moon 7-2 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway after 7th, led appraoching 3 out, drawing clear when mistake 2 out, ridden out, won at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gs beating Changing The Guard (11-6) by 8l, 15 ran.
Baby Shine (IRE) 9-2fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, challenged 5f out, led 3f out, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 11l behind Tempest River (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f N H flat lst (1) gd in Apr.
Dancing Teasel 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, stayed on same pace approaching 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 16, well behind Tempest River (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Doble Ve (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, never in contention, tailed off, 9th of 16, well behind Tempest River (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
First Act 100-1 (10-10) Chased leader, mistake 4 out, weakened rapidly soon after, behind and pulled up before next, in a race won by Kentford Grey Lady (10-10) at Newbury 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (3) gs in Nov, 10 ran.
Kaduna 33-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, weakened over 4f out, 5th of 7, well behind Atlanta Falcon (11-8) at Hexham 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jun.
Penelope Pips 40-1 (10-10) Took keen hold, always towards rear, struggling 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Kentford Grey Lady (10-10) at Newbury 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Russian Romance (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) With leader and keen, ridden and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, 35l behind Monkey Milan (11-2) at Towcester 2m mdn NH flat (6) gf in May.
She's A Tucker Central Park mare out of Moonlight Air.
Whichever 9-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon hard pressed, headed narrowly 1f out, kept on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind Buxom (11-5) at Ludlow 2m mares n h flat (5) gs in Dec.
Combustible Lady (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In rear, pushed along and hit 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 42l behind Whoops A Daisy (10-12) at Kempton 3m mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Nov.
