in touch, chased leaders approaching 5th, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from last
tracked leaders, led 4 out, ridden 2 out, hit last, all out
tracked leader until lost place halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, mistake 3rd and 4th, soon reminders, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, reminders approaching 5th, ridden and weakened 2 out
always behind, tailed off from 6th, pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden, weakened next, pulled up after last, dismounted
behind, not fluent, pushed along after 2nd, pulled up before 4 out
led and raced keen, headed 4 out, pulled up after
held up, headway after 4th, ridden 3 out, kept on from next, stayed on to take 2nd run-in
held up mid-division, weakened 6th, tailed off and pulled up 2 out
Secret Ploy, Mount Clerigo and Classical Ben look to be the leading players here and the nomination is given to Mount Clerigo. The selection is lightly-raced and won well last time out when beating Leading Man. He has conditions to suit here and looks to have a great opportunity of getting his head in front again here. Classical Ben was a little disappointing last time but he will probably be better over further and for that reason he is passed over. Secret Ploy was one of the top bumper horses of last season, but although he ran well when second behind Gold Medallist last time, he still has plenty to prove over hurdles and at the likely odds he may be best watched on this occasion. One Five Eight is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market, although his jumping has been far from convincing so far, and for the winner we return to Mount Clerigo.
