held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd on extended flat, no chance with winner
in touch, raced keenly, weakened approaching 2 out, mistake last, tailed off
prominent, went 2nd after 2nd, led 5th to 6th, ridden after 2 out, weakened approaching last
jumped right, blundered and unseated rider 1st
held up towards rear, headway 5th, chased winner after 2 out, 2 lengths down when not fluent and slipped badly on landing last, not recover
in touch, lost place 4th, stayed on flat, no chance
raced keenly, led 2nd to 5th, pushed along after 7th, weakened after 2 out
led to 2nd, remained prominent, led 6th, 2 lengths ahead when slipped on landing and left clear last, eased towards finish
in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, behind 7th
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Moon Melody's record lends one to doubt his willingness to put his head in front, and with a similar story at Newton Abbott on Monday, we will turn elsewhere and it is KOH SAMUI that we turn to instead of Shanahan. Paul Flynn's son of Beneficial makes his chasing debut today following 11 winless starts over hurdles. Unlike some of his rivals, he is bred to improve over fences and he can see off his opponents here assuming he jumps sufficiently well. Bisley was quite well-fancied at Cheltenham over a year ago but was pulled up. He has since joined Charlie Longsdon and it will be interesting to see how he moves in the market. Connections retain the blinkers on Hareem as he tackles fences for the first time, Shanahan's distant third to Little Lu reads (depressingly) well in the context of this race, whilst My Pal Val was well-held when falling last time but it was still a promising first try over fences. Satindra wasn't a great hurdler and along with Joshua does not look the most obvious convert to fences. Of more interest is Popcorn Rosie who shaped much better last time at Newton Abbott in a similar race, whilst Kenwyn and Harry May must improve their jumping before they can be backed. Not a race to dwell on if truth be told but it could be a good opportunity for Koh Samui to make a winning chase debut.
Shanahan (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, went poor 3rd approaching 3 out, never dangerous, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Little Lu (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 4f beg chase (4) gf.
Bisley (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Towards rear when pulled up before 7th, in a race won by De Luain Gorm (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m hts chs (4) gd in May '08, 15 ran.
Hareem (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway after 6th, ridden and every chance last, soon hung left, no extra, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Trevian (11-1) at Worcester 2m 4f cond nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Satindra (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 17, 25l behind Description (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
My Pal Val (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway after 9th, chased winner 4 out, soon ridden, held from after 3 out, fell heavily last, in a race won by Dan Ryan (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jun, 13 ran.
Moon Melody (GER) 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway from 4 out, chased winner 2 out, challenged, every chance last, found no extra flat, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Pure Magic (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Popcorn Rosie 9-1 (11-2) In touch, headway 7th, ridden after 4 out, one pace from next, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Just Like That (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Tanmeya 4-1 (11-7) Held up; chall 2 out; sn outpcd, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Micks Prospect (12-0) at Trecoed 3m ptp gf in Jun.
Kenwyn 16-1 (9-11) Mid-division, fell 7th, in a race won by Classic Shot (11-3) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 16 ran.
Koh Samui (IRE) 10-1 (10-1) Led and soon clear, reduced advantage 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra, 9th of 20, 30l behind Sky Captain (10-9) at Naas 2m cond hcp hdl 4yo+ sft in Jan.
Joshua 16-1 (10-12) Led until after 3rd, remained prominent, pushed along after 5th, every chance 3 out, weakened last, 7th of 11, 18l behind Starluck (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Harry May 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Classic Shot (11-3) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 16 ran.
Marado (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) In touch, hampered 8th, soon behind, pulled up before 13th, in a race won by Native City (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jun, 13 ran.
Haroum (USA) 66-1 (10-9) Mid-division, lost place approaching 4th, no chance after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Bring It On Home (10-13) at Stratford 2m 3f sll hdl (4) gs in Mar, 9 ran.
