held up towards rear, steady headway after 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 7th
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance flat, no extra close home
in touch, headway after 9th, ridden 2 out, switched left and every chance approaching last, no extra flat
led, headed after 7th, weakened quickly approaching 3 out, pulled up before last
held up in touch, headway after 9th, led approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, edged left, all out flat
in touch, mistake 7th, not recover
tracked leader, led 8th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next
Nonrunner
A fairly competitive heat with a number of progressive types in opposition and marginal preference is for Celtic Vision ahead of Mr Fluffy, Tales of Bounty and Razor Blade. Jonjo O'Neill's Celtic Vision looks on the upgrade having shown plenty of promise earlier in his career and was a smooth winner in a fair event at Kelso last time. The form looks solid as the front pair came well clear of the third and Celtic Vision scored with more in hand than the winning margin suggests so is taken to defy a 8lb rise. Mr Fluffy completed a hat-trick of novice events at Newton Abbot in September but has not raced since and may just need the outing in this tougher event. Tales of Bounty reverts to hurdles after a disappointing effort over the larger obstacles last time but appears to have plenty of weight and could prove vulnerable to unexposed type while Razor Blade was a faller last time and now has something to prove under top weight.
