in touch, headway 6th, ridden to chase clear winner 2 out, no impression
tracked winner, led 3rd, headed 5th, weakened 7th, behind when pulled up 4 out
mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened next
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off
held up mid-division, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last
held up rear, slow jump and reminders 7th, tailed off approaching next, pulled up before 4 out
in touch, headway 5th, weakened and lost touch 7th
in touch, hit and lost place 5th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 3rd, ridden and lost place 7th, tailed off when pulled up soon after 7th
led, headed 3rd, jumped slowly and reminders 4th, made rest from next, easily
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, tailed off from 7th
Heir To Be is likely to be at short odds for this novices' hurdle but may not represent much in the way of value and preference is for Woodlands Genpower, who gets the vote ahead of Mandica. The selection had decent form in bumpers, winning twice but running his best races in defeat, and while he has yet to set the world alight over hurdles this represents a big drop in class for Philip Pritchard's stable star. At the odds, he make more appeal than Heir To Be who has done little wrong since being switched to hurdles having found just Kingsbay too good on his debut prior to opening his account here last time. The return to further may not suit the son of Elmaamul as much as the selection though and Woodlands Genpower is preferred. Mandica has shown signs of ability and is worthy of consideration along with Jim Old's lightly raced Durante but, in a poor contest, Woodlands Genpower gets the vote.
