took keen hold, tracked leaders, challenging when mistake and rider lost iron 3 out, soon lost place, rallied last, ran on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left when every chance approaching last, no extra towards finish
always behind, ridden and lost touch after 9th
held up, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, led 2nd, mistake 7th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened
led to 2nd, hit 7th, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, headed towards finish
Champagne Harry is sure to be all the rage here, especially as he had his main rival Be The Tops well beaten when finishing second at Uttoxeter. He has since gone on to win in runaway style at Worcester but, he may be worth opposing under his double penalty. Be The Tops, who despite some far from fluent hurdling that day, showed enough to suggest he can pay his way and with the benefit of that experience under his belt, he is a sporting choice to gain his revenge. This faster surface should suit him much better than the rain-softened ground he encountered there and he will be all the wiser in this. Rosdari is another open to improvement and is worth consideration as is Designer Label, who was last seen nearly two years ago. The latter has obviously had problems, but showed enough to suggest he has a race in him, and if stripping anywhere near straight after his lay off, must go close.
