held up in touch, headway 4th, led 2 out, hit last, stayed on well, eased towards finish
tracked leaders, lost place 5th
tracked leader to 3rd, in touch and keen, weakened from 3 out
held up, reminders after 3rd, headway 5th, lost place approaching 2 out
towards rear, headway approaching 4th, never dangerous
held up in rear, tailed off 3 out
held up, ridden and lost place approaching 5th, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 4th, tailed off 3 out
tracked leaders to 3rd, quickly pulled up before 5th
held up, headway to go 3rd after 3 out, no impression
led, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with winner
Pat Haslam's juvenile hurdlers are worth following at this time of year, so with that in mind, Shot Through is selected over Tyur Ted and Never Catcher. The betting will be a good guide towards the rest of the hurdling debutantes; so it may pay to be flexible regarding market movers. Never Catcher won a four-runner sprint at Folkestone before posting a couple of modest efforts over slightly further, so obviously needs to prove her stamina for today¿s trip. Paul Blockley has a fair record with his jumpers, so she is no forlorn hope here. Tyur Ted makes the trip across the Irish Sea for his hurdles debut and is likely to capture the imagination of the on course public. He has stamina from his dam's side and should not be dismissed too quickly. However, Shot Through is typical of the type of animal Haslam has done so well with over the years and, in a race where there is a lot of guesswork contained in drawing up the shortlist, this son of Golden Missile just gets the nod this time around.
Akarshan (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, carried wide bend over 8f out and lost place, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 12l behind My Aunt Fanny (8-10) at Chester 1m 2f mdn stk (4) gd in Jun (Flat).
Galley Slave (IRE) 80-1 (10-9) Prominent, mistakes 1st and 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 16, 24l behind Duke of Touraine (10-12) at Stratford 2m 3yo nov hdl (3) gd.
Joshua 12-1 (8-5) Prominent, lost place after 1f, no danger after, 5th of 7, 8l behind Bold Diva (8-4) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Jan (Flat).
Premier Class (IRE) 125-1 (10-12) Held up, in touch until weakened from 5th, 7th of 11, well behind Tobago Bay (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Jun.
Shot Through (USA) 14-1 (8-1) Towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 6l behind Alfredtheordinary (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov (Flat).
So Sublime 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 7th of 12, 18l behind Mr Fantozzi (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs (Flat).
Timewatch 50-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Tobago Bay (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (4) gf in Jun, 10 ran.
Ericarrow (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, hard driven over 4f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 25l behind Hadron Collider (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol (Flat).
Graze On And On 66-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out, ridden and soon beaten, 13th of 15, 32l behind Willkandoo (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun (Flat).
Jastaanhi 20-1 (8-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Hurricane Hen (8-12) at W'hampton 5f 3yo sll (6) pol in Mar (Flat).
Kijivu 50-1 (7-10) Led to halfway, chased leader to 4f out, weakened inside final 3f, 6th of 14, 8l behind Cosmea (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun (Flat).
Never Catcher (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden over 1f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 13, 10l behind Support Fund (9-9) at Warwick 7f fll hcp (5) gs in May (Flat).
Tyrur Ted 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden to go 8th over 1f out, soon no impression, 11th of 28, 8l behind Munich (9-1) at Curragh 7f hcp 0-80 gs in May (Flat).
