Chased winner throughout, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, trying to close and 4 lengths down when blundered last, no chance after op 4/1
Jinked right and lost ground start, headway tracking leading pair after 3rd, struggling when went left 11th and next, plugged on same pace from 3 out op 2/1
Chased leaders, dropped to rear 3rd, modest 4th 9th, slightly hampered 12th, pushed along disputing well held 3rd before 4 out, soon driven and weakened before next op 10/1 tchd 14/1
Dartford Warbler (6/4), Mossies Well (5/2), Grove Silver (4/1), Tikkandemickey (13/2), Witness (12/1)
With a number of these successful when rated it's DARTFORD WARBLER who is taken to maintain his stables good run of form by taking this event. The selection ran well on his penultimate outing and can put a poor effort in a competitive handicap hurdle at Ascot behind him by taking this at the expense of Tikkandemickey and Mossies Well.