mid-division, weakened approaching 5th
led, not fluent 3rd, blundered 6th, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, faded
keen, jumped left 1st, never dangerous
in touch, closer order 6th, weakened after 2 out
tracked leader, ridden 3 out, weakening when blundered next
towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden to chase leading pair 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression
always going well, in touch, slow jump 5th, tracked leader 3 out, driven to lead approaching last, ran on well
held up and pulled hard, saddle slipped after 3rd and soon pulled up
mid-division, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, ridden 6th, soon held
BRUSLINI's supporters can recoup Newbury losses and confine Moment Present and Torphichen to minor roles. The grey who runs in Terry Warner's colours was backed as though defeat was out of the question in a hot Newbury event but raced keenly and failed to get home in the testing ground but Ludlow should be much more to his liking. He hurdled well in the most part and can be expected to take this before going on to better things. He won't have everything his own way as Moment Present has shown a decent level of form and looked sure to be involved in the finish when departing at Newbury. Tayarat represents one of the track's leading trainers and was highly tried last time. He does need to improve but already threatens to be a useful performer and could take a hand. Torphichen was made favourite for three of his four runs for Michael Jarvis and ran off a mark of eighty five on his final start. He's a potentially interesting recruit and it will be interesting to see what the market makes of his chances but Bruslini could turn out to be a cut above this field.
Arthurian (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Chased leaders early, tailed off from after 4th, 14th of 15, well behind Simarian (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m nov hdl Grd 2 (1) sft in Nov.
Ben Ami 5-1co-fav (8-1) Mid-division, good headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, all out near finish, won at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct beating Cupid's Glory (9-9) by a hd, 12 ran (Flat).
Bruslini (FR) 2-1jt-fav (10-12) Led, hit 4 out, hit 3 out and headed soon after, weakened before last, 4th of 10, 19l behind Optimus Maximus (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) sft.
Emerald Crystal (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened 4 out, 5th of 8, 28l behind Dontpaytheferryman (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 4yo nov clm hdl (5) hvy.
Loco Grande (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway between last 2, ridden and went moderate 3rd before last, 3rd of 13, 11l behind Ronaldo Des Mottes (10-12) at Folkestone 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl (4) gs.
Marino Prince (FR) 200-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, mistake 5th, ridden, weakened 2 out, 6th of 14, 33l behind Stow (10-9) at Hereford 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Moment Present (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Mid-division, blundered 3rd, in touch when fell 3 out in race won by Higgy's Boy (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gs in Dec, 17 ran.
Tayarat (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Always towards the rear, 6th of 10, 30l behind Walkon (11-0) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl Grd 1 (1) sft in Dec.
Torphichen 3-1fav (8-11) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Oct (Flat).
Asmodea 20-1 (8-11) Behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 8l behind Safebreaker (8-9) at Great Leighs 1m hcap (6) pol (Flat).
Jemiliah 66-1 (10-2) Always behind, ridden 4th, tailed off, 14th of 17, well behind Higgy's Boy (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gs in Dec.
Miss Phoebe (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Mistakes, chased leaders, weakened well before 3 out, 11th of 13, well behind Zaynar (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
