held up, headway to track winner 7th, challenged 4 out, chased winner from next, weakened before 2 out
made all, not fluent 2nd, mistake 14th, joined 4 out, hard ridden from next, kept on gamely run in
tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, ridden and slightly outpaced next, chased winner 2 out, challenged run in, no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden and struggling 6th, jumped right next, soon lost touch, held up
close up in 4th, mistake 3rd, ridden and outpaced 14th, blundered 3 out, kept on under pressure run in
held up in rear, stayed on from 3 out, took 3rd soon after last
chased winner, blundered 4th, lost 2nd 7th, ridden and struggling from next, held up
This could be tight between Dragon Hunter and Tell Tale but, as the former has slightly more experience against this sort of company over regulation fences, he just gets the vote. There could also be a little more to come from Greenwich as he has been very lightly campaigned over the last couple of years and he could also go well out of those likely to be available at bigger odds. However, he lacks the scope held by Dragon Hunter and will need to find improvement from somewhere to figure at the finish here. The same comments apply to Icare D'Oudairies, who is coming to chasing late and is probably best watched this time around. In contrast to Dragon Hunter, who posted an improved effort on his latest start and a repeat effort will make him very hard to beat, in, what looks, an easier assignment for him today.
