held up, ridden and weakened from halfway
led, not fluent 4th, ridden after 2 out, headed last, one pace under pressure flat
held up in rear, headway and in touch after 4th, ridden and weakened 2 out
in touch, lost place halfway, some headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leaders, ridden when hit 2 out, slightly outpaced approaching last, stayed on under pressure towards finish
in touch to halfway
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4th, led last, driven out towards finish
pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden and outpaced between last two, kept on under pressure towards finish
towards rear, mistake 2nd, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
A competitive handicap hurdle here and many can be given chances on there best form and we will take a chance on Pikestaff who won well at Kelso last time out, he will be hard to beat if the rain stays away. Terek rates the main danger. He has been running in better races of late and his latest fourth behind Chief Cashier gives him every chance. Untidy Daughter landed a gamble over course and distance last time out but she will find this tougher under her penalty. Backraft is from a yard in top form and has dropped to a handy mark but he has shown very little of late. Tiger Talk was a fair second behind Stormy Beech last time and he goes particularly well at this course so he could go well at a big price. Of the remainder Dene View is from a yard in form and is worth a cautionary look in the market.
