in touch, hit 6th, ridden after 8th, soon behind
held up, ridden and weakened after 3 out
held up, good headway 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, comfortably
chased leaders, ridden after 9th, led after 3 out, headed and hit next, kept on same pace
held up, headway 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, took closer order 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, gradually faded
held up, headway after 9th ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace
took keen hold, led 2nd until after 3 out, weakened
led until 2nd, chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next
Keepitsecret can cap a good day for Jonjo O'Neill and Tony McCoy by landing the finale, with Not For Diamonds, and Dizzy Future the ones to give him most to do. Keepitsecret has been brought along nice and steadily since making a winning bumper debut at Hereford last October. The plan is to make a chaser of him, but his first attempt at the bigger obstacles ended dismally when he was all at sea on soft ground at that track in February. However, he looked much more comfortable on his handicap hurdle bow at Fakenham three weeks ago, bouncing off the fast ground to score impressively, and should have no trouble defying a penalty or staying the trip. Not For Diamonds finished 15-lengths behind Dizzy Future when the pair met at Hereford, and it is hard to make a case for him turning the tables on just 3lb better terms, but he has since made amends at Plumpton and may be on the upgrade. None of the others make much appeal apart from the four-year-old Peephole who may have more to offer than we have seen, and all in all, this is best left to Keepitsecret.
Visibility (FR) 13-2 (11-3) Prominent, driven along and lost place after 3rd, 7th of 15, 29l behind Arabian Moon (10-7) at Hereford 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gf.
Caesarean Hunter (USA) 28-1 (11-2) Held up, mistake 2nd, headway, reminders 8th, blundered 4 out, weakened 3 out, 5th of 12, 23l behind Gerrard (11-4) at Stratford 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.
Keepitsecret (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, hit 9th, led approaching 3out, ridden out, won at Fakenham 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May beating Artic John (11-2) by 5l, 9 ran.
Not For Diamonds (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Held up, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, every chance 2 out, led soon after last, all out, won at Plumpton 3m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May beating Storm Talk (9-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Dizzy Future 7-2 (10-2) Held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, led approaching last, ridden out, won at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in May beating Prestbury Knight (11-6) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Peephole 11-2 (10-4) Held up, ridden 5th, mistake and lost touch 7th, behind when pulled up at the 8th in race won by Dizzy Future (10-2) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in May, 11 ran.
Montecorvino (GER) 8-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, hit 7th, soon driven, weakened approaching 3 out, 14th of 18, 49l behind Third Level Tom (11-5) at Exeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Miss Muscat 14-1 (10-13) Led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, still every chance between last 2, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Storm Talk (10-12) at Uttoxeter 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in May.
