held up in touch, went 2nd 13th, led approaching 4 out, clear 3 out, easily
tracked leaders, blundered 2nd, led 11th, headed approaching 4 out, soon no chance
towards rear, hit 5th, outpaced halfway, soon lost touch, pulled up before 13th
held up, outpaced halfway, soon behind
tracked leader, led 8th, headed 11th, remained close up, weakened 4 out
towards rear, struggling halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
led to 8th, blundered 11th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
A small but competitive field goes to post for this novices chase and if Florries Son's confidence has not been affected by his latest fall he would be hard for Bobayaro to beat. The gelding from the Martin Todhunter yard was very impressive on his chasing debut and he was a much higher rated horse over hurdles than these rivals. The main danger appears to be Bobayaro who won well at Wetherby when defeating Wild Spice. However, he will find this much more difficult under his penalty. 0f the remainder, Just Barney Boy has shown a modicum of ability in points of late and he could run well at a big price.