held up, went 4th when hit 3 out, led and jinked right approaching 2 out, soon headed, stayed on same pace flat
held up in 4th, went 3rd 5th, ridden when impeded and jinked right 2 out, not recover
mistake 3rd, always behind
led, ridden and headed when stumbled before 2 out, no extra last
tracked leaders, led and jinked right approaching 2 out, ran on well, clear flat, readily
held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 4th, closed 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
chased leaders, lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened
Dual bumper winner SHUIL ROYALE got off the mark over hurdles at Kempton in March, despite showing signs of inexperience. He could be one to follow over the coming months and could outclass these. Hes Our Lad won over 2m3f here in March and has gone close on a couple of occasions since. He does tend to make mistakes when under pressure, however, and that could cost him again here. Johns Spirit and Dirty Bertie are both bumper winners but the former was a little disappointing on his hurdles bow at Worcester and may find this track too sharp. Mwaleshi has been absent for a while but still looks best of the rest.
Hes Our Lad (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden, led narrowly last, headed post, 2nd of 9, shd behind Sweet World (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Sep.
Shuil Royale (IRE) 13-8fav (11-0) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, every chance 2 out, led before last, soon hard driven and strongly challenged, stayed on well, readily, won at Kempton 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Smart Catch (11-6) by 1l, 10 ran.
Bach On Tow (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up in 5th, not fluent 1st, headway 4th, weakened 3 out, mistake last, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Numen (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) fm.
Dirty Bertie (FR) 7-2 (10-11) Made all, clear over 2f out, ridden out, won at Towcester 1m 5f mdn NH flat (6) fm beating The Ferick (10-7) by 3l, 5 ran.
Johns Spirit (IRE) 6-4fav (10-13) Held up in rear, headway after 2nd, close 2nd 2 out until last, no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Fintan (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Mwaleshi 10-11fav (10-12) Raced keenly, held up in rear, effort to chase leaders after 2 out, went moderate 3rd before last, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 7, 22l behind Weetfromthechaff (10-9) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jun '10.
Hidden Pleasure 50-1 (10-7) In rear, not fluent 1st, behind 6th, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Atlantic Coast (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) gf in Jun '10, 10 ran.
