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It is here. Britain's strongest juvenile hurdle ran to date this season is finally amongst us! Make sure you're prepared for this momentous occasion by reading an excruciatingly comprehensive guide to the race 
Market Rasen's juvenile hurdle on the 'Prelude' card was a selling race in 2003. That contest was won by Quick who was bought in for 3,600 guineas ahead of a career which saw him place at the Cheltenham festival. With the exception of 2005, it has since been a Class 2 contest and carries a very respectable roll call that would warrant a title along the lines of the Triumph Hurdle of the Summer. Indeed, 2006 winner Katchit would follow up in the real deal at Cheltenham later that season while Franchoek, second in 2007, and Barizan, winner in 2009, would each finish second in the Festival showpiece. Recent years have been comparatively barren with the latest graduate to reach the front five in the Triumph being 2015 winner Leoncavallo. Nevertheless, the likes of Fox Norton, Cliffs of Dover and Talking About You have emerged from this race to collect pattern races during the same season. This year's renewal looks representative with the field headed by a pair who are each unbeaten in two starts and have some of the strongest form in the division seen to date. Strength is further bolstered by a couple of likely improvers who were placed on their sole starts, and potentially a winning Irish raider. Set in the town where one of the first purpose-built combined fire and police stations in the UK was built, Market Rasen is a fairly tight, right handed circuit with minor undulations. Favouring sharper sorts, its average winners' DIs of 1.31 median, 1.70 mean, are some of the highest in the country and while they drop for this particular contest, this would be more due to class than any real stamina requirements. The clear round rate of 95.74% is fractionally below the national average although it does see more juveniles pull up than standard. Odds-on shots at the course have a 51.22% strike rate but while their record in this contest reads as three losers from as many runners, those with multiple previous wins take more than their fair share of renewals. The ground is currently riding as good and is being watered to maintained. Little to no rain is forecast before post time.
Caramelised bc Alan King f4-0-0 (73) 75 j2-2-0 (-) 116 120
Dansili (Cozzene){9-e}(1.67) 2/2 Lord Condi 1st 2m1?f Novices' Hurdle, Plumpton 2018
On top of being the winningmost trainer of juvenile hurdlers since 2004/05, Alan King has a winner to runner rate of 48.61% and an overall strike rate of 23.39%. His record in this particular contest is also noteworthy as his fourteen runners have yielded three wins (Silencio, Katchit and City Dreamer) and four places including Franchoek and Cracker Factory. This year, he is represented by a Caramelised who has had the race as a target since completing a course and distance double at Stratford five weeks ago. A four race maiden for Richard Hannon, he had finished nearer last than first on each outing and had shown himself a free running sort. Nevertheless, his rating of 73 is well above average for the time of year and is also the highest brought into this contest. Concerns over an inability to settle manifested on his hurdling debut in late July as he pulled hard up to the point he was sent for home. Held up in touch from the outset, he moved to track the leaders going out onto the second circuit and travelled nicely to challenge for the lead entering the straight. Shaken up to take a length advantage on the approach to the last, it took no more than a hands and heels drive to quickly extend his lead and cross the line seven lengths to the good. Caramelised posted a safe round of jumping without being consistently fluent, and the form of the race was boosted when a month later when the runner-up, Fred Bear, landed division one of Caramelised's most recent outing half an hour before he faced the starter himself. Backed as though defeat was out of the question, he went from 4/7 to 4/9 in the ring, causing all his rivals to be squeezed out by his market share. Initially tucked in just behind the leaders, he settled better than he had first time around and though he was lit up after the third, Tom Cannon regained the bit by the time they reached the hill second time; which is also where Caramelised moved stylishly into the lead. Shaken up ever so gently on the turn for home, he entered the straight with an advantage of half-a-dozen lengths and, without any impetus from the rider, that gap was extended to thrice the amount at the line. Apart from getting slightly big at the first and maybe brushing the top of two out, Caramelised put in an exhibition round of jumping that would not have looked out of place during a veteran hurdler's schooling session. Furthermore, the fact that he completed the run-in in a faster time than the previous race while on the bridle shows that he has a tremendous amount of speed for the division. His tendency to race freely might become a concern when the stiffer competition emerges, but he was still better than first time out, which is encouraging given that he is still an entire. The Lincolnshire showpiece was earmarked immediately afterwards and five weeks later, he comes into the contest setting a standard which is the best part of stone ahead of what his rivals have achieved over hurdles. Caramelised's profile is not entirely bombproof however as the yard has gone a fortnight without a winner; although he has not saddled any short priced flops during the period. Furthermore, while he has not gone right handed over hurdles, 41.67% of Dansili's juveniles at Market Rasen have either won or reached the frame. On all known information, Caramelised's exploits and profile give him a healthy cushion over his opponents. Nevertheless, his trainer's recent form can not be completely ignored and as all of the potential challengers have been off the track for at least a month, it is not impossible for one or two of them to have improved in the meantime.
Sacre Pierre bg Donald McCain j2-2-0 (113) 98 109
On Est Bien (Goldneyev){8-a}(1.22) 1/1 Gold Tweet 1st Prix Hopper (G3 4yC), Compiegne 2021
An unraced horse with a good French pedigree prior to making a winning debut at Uttoxeter, Sacre Pierre is a full-brother to the good young jumper Gold Tweet along with two others who have shown respectable form in Apollo Creed and Chuck Bass. Granddam Jance was a good three-year-old hurdler in 1996 while the 1999 Prix Alain du Breil third Kidder appears at 3/1 on the damline. Fetching €8,000 at the Osarus two-year-old breeze up, his trainer Donald McCain has a strong record in the sphere with a 29.09% winners to runners rate, although his best result from three runners in this contest came when Breakfast finished third in the 2018 running. There was not a great deal of confidence in the market ahead of his Uttoxeter bow in late July as he drifted from a morning show of 11/2 before starting the race at twice that price. Nevertheless, he settled nicely in the rear and was not asked to make his move until three furlongs from home. Though his response to being shaken up was not immediate, he got to within a length of the leaders at the last and showed very good acceleration once given the office by Brian Hughes to win by six lengths. The form has since been boosted with Keepyourdreamsbig winning at Worcester next time out. Irishracing reported that Sacre Pierre was "not that fluent", but this does him a disservice. While he was sticky at the second, a bit late at the fifth and got close to the last, his better jumps outweighed his flawed ones and he was actually quite neat by and large. He made his second appearance five weeks later at Cartmel and he set the standard over his three rivals. A solid, long odds-on favourite, Sacre Pierre initially tucked in behind the leaders before going to the front entering the wood side second time round. His early jumping lacked fluency as he was steady and close at the first two before clipping the fourth. However, he soon remembered his job at the halfway stage and was neat over the next three. Though he was briefly and narrowly headed leaving the back, Sacre Pierre soon found another gear to see off his challenger. He did wander quite erratically on the approach to the last, but this was much more likely due to a lapse in concentration than any temperament concerns as he was smooth around all of the other turns, and ran true along the run-in. Beyond his being in good shape and confirming the promise of his debut, not much more was learned from that outing. The form was nothing special, but he is capable of jumping well and is not short of an engine. Still very much unexposed with his yard in reasonable form, it will be interesting to see how he handles this step up in class; even if his bare form leaves him with a bit to find.
Whyzzat bg Denis Gerard Hogan f15-0-3 (56) 74 j2-1-0 (-) 109 105
Dark Angel (Desert Prince){7-a}(3.00) 2/1 Under Oath 1st 4yo Maiden Hurdle, Down Royal 2005
Costing 160,000 guineas as a yearling, Whyzzat failed to face the starter for George Scott and was sold to current connections for 9,000 guineas at last year's Tattersalls July Sale. While he reached the frame on three occasions, he failed to win during his sixteen race flat career, including in claiming company. Though initially rated 75 after his first three outings as a two-year-old, he went into his Roscommon debut with a rating of 58. Denis Gerard Hogan has a modest winner to runner rate of 12.24%, but he also has a strong clear round rate of 98.36% and none of his juveniles have fallen or unseated first time out. Accordingly, Whyzzat posted a good and consistent round of jumping first time with his only flaw coming at the last where he was very slightly steady and clipped the top of the flight. Prominent from the outset, he tucked in behind the leaders and travelling strongly, jumped into a share of the lead at three out. Ridden into a lead of a length after the penultimate flight, he opened the gap to the best part of four lengths which he would maintain to the line. Seemingly exposed on the flat, he showed some aptitude for this game and probably ran close to his flat best first time out. He next appeared at Down Royal towards the end of August and while his Roscommon form was not tremendous, it was solid enough to give him a live chance. However, his trainer had been going through a lean patch and there was little confidence in the market as he drifted from 9/2 in the morning to 11/1 at the off. He had jumped well on his hurdling debut and there was no cause for complaint in his round here either as he took each flight without mishap. Nor was there anything wrong with the way he travelled as he settled well just behind the leaders and was always close enough if good enough. While improvement between first and second outings would generally be a given, it would be an exaggeration to describe this as a flop as he was only a few pounds below his Roscommon performance and the form was substantiated by Bell Ex One and Realist at Listowel last Sunday. Trainer form might be the most plausible explanation although it could also be that he was feeling the effects of having his thirteenth race of the year. Declared to participate in a Dundalk handicap on the eve of this race, this outing could either set him right for Market Rasen, or leave him fatigued for the long journey to Lincolnshire. The yard is still out of form but Hogan's sole runner at Market Rasen has been a winner and Paddy Brennan has been booked for the ride. Whyzzat's form leaves him with a bit to find with a couple of his prospective rivals, but he would not be ruled out entirely should he face the starter.
Crane bg Nicky Henderson f6-1-1 (72) 77 j2-0-1 (-) 73 70
Oasis Dream (Pivotal){6-e}(1.82) 3/2 Little Green 1st Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (G2), Fairyhouse 2011
Winning on the flat as a two-year-old for Michael Bell, Crane joined a leading trainer in Nicky Henderson for a new hurdling career which began at Stratford in late July. After drifting from 9/4 to 3/1 in the morning, Crane was trimmed back into 11/4 to start the race as second favourite. However, while he was settled reasonably well and was in a good position behind the leaders, he was let down quite considerably by his jumping. Big and slow to get away from the first, he was slightly close to the second, steady and close at the third, and tight over the next three - the sixth he rather hopped over. Under pressure and losing ground from thereon, he was slow over the last and finished the race nearly forty lengths behind the winner. Poor jumping contributed to his undoing, although his stamina is also up for question and his being by Oasis Dream did not give great cause for optimism beforehand in any case. Crane returned to Stratford a month later and he was not fancied to attain immediate absolution. His jumping was better second time round as while he was steady, close and untidy at the first here, he hurdled more fluently from thereon, making only minor errors occasionally. Keen in the early stages, he went to the front from flagfall but eventually managed to settle better when an even more headstrong animal gave him a lead. Crane briefly moved back to the front climbing the hill but was easily brushed aside in a matter of strides by the winner. The runner-up also had his measure quite comfortably but Crane was able to win the battle for third from a very tired rival. While losing ground on Caramelised between their outings, Crane did improve by a few pounds from his hurdling debut. However, he is still a long way from his two-year-old efforts and though the in-form Nicky Henderson won this race with sole runner Royal Irish Hussar in 2013, Crane will need to have improved very dramatically over the past thirty-three days to be competitive here.
Scots Gold grg Dan Skelton f6-0-0 (66) 70 j1-0-1 (-) 98 103
Dark Angel (Duke Of Marmalade){8-f}(1.40) 3/2 Major Drive 1st 2m5f Handicap Hurdle (106), Sedgefield 2004
For four out of the past six seasons, Dan Skelton has had a strike rate in the division exceeding 20% and is already off the mark this term with Knotty Ash scoring at this track back in June. That horse disappointed next time so the master of Lodge Hill will be represented by Scots Gold. Despite failing to place in six starts for Tom Dascombe (whose former inmates have a solid record), Scots Gold was not entirely disgraced on the flat and the form of his penultimate outing at Nottingham, in which he only narrowly failed to reach third at the post has worked out well. Making his hurdles bow at Stratford in Fred Bear's contest, he started the day as favourite. However, with his yard out of form at the time, he would drift from a morning 7/4 to 3/1 at the off. Settled in mid-division and some way off the pace, he made steady headway along the back before coming under a drive going over the hill. While he managed to get to within a few lengths of Fred Bear approaching the home turn, and was able to outlast the long time pursuer, he was unable to make further inroads on the winner along the straight. He still had upwards of ten lengths over his remaining rivals, headed by the useful looking Aliomaana, and his jumping was good for a debutant; his only errors being a bit late at the fourth, which he still negotiated well, and getting slightly slightly close at three out. It was a likeable debut with a performance close to his flat best and Scots Gold could very well improve for the experience. He would be of greater interest were the yard known to be in form. However, Dan Skelton has not saddled a single runner for three weeks so the only clues in that regard are carried by Dazzling Glory in tomorrow's opener.
tbc...
Market Rasen's juvenile hurdle on the 'Prelude' card was a selling race in 2003. That contest was won by Quick who was bought in for 3,600 guineas ahead of a career which saw him place at the Cheltenham festival. With the exception of 2005, it has since been a Class 2 contest and carries a very respectable roll call that would warrant a title along the lines of the Triumph Hurdle of the Summer. Indeed, 2006 winner Katchit would follow up in the real deal at Cheltenham later that season while Franchoek, second in 2007, and Barizan, winner in 2009, would each finish second in the Festival showpiece. Recent years have been comparatively barren with the latest graduate to reach the front five in the Triumph being 2015 winner Leoncavallo. Nevertheless, the likes of Fox Norton, Cliffs of Dover and Talking About You have emerged from this race to collect pattern races during the same season. This year's renewal looks representative with the field headed by a pair who are each unbeaten in two starts and have some of the strongest form in the division seen to date. Strength is further bolstered by a couple of likely improvers who were placed on their sole starts, and potentially a winning Irish raider. Set in the town where one of the first purpose-built combined fire and police stations in the UK was built, Market Rasen is a fairly tight, right handed circuit with minor undulations. Favouring sharper sorts, its average winners' DIs of 1.31 median, 1.70 mean, are some of the highest in the country and while they drop for this particular contest, this would be more due to class than any real stamina requirements. The clear round rate of 95.74% is fractionally below the national average although it does see more juveniles pull up than standard. Odds-on shots at the course have a 51.22% strike rate but while their record in this contest reads as three losers from as many runners, those with multiple previous wins take more than their fair share of renewals. The ground is currently riding as good and is being watered to maintained. Little to no rain is forecast before post time.
Caramelised bc Alan King f4-0-0 (73) 75 j2-2-0 (-) 116 120
Dansili (Cozzene){9-e}(1.67) 2/2 Lord Condi 1st 2m1?f Novices' Hurdle, Plumpton 2018
On top of being the winningmost trainer of juvenile hurdlers since 2004/05, Alan King has a winner to runner rate of 48.61% and an overall strike rate of 23.39%. His record in this particular contest is also noteworthy as his fourteen runners have yielded three wins (Silencio, Katchit and City Dreamer) and four places including Franchoek and Cracker Factory. This year, he is represented by a Caramelised who has had the race as a target since completing a course and distance double at Stratford five weeks ago. A four race maiden for Richard Hannon, he had finished nearer last than first on each outing and had shown himself a free running sort. Nevertheless, his rating of 73 is well above average for the time of year and is also the highest brought into this contest. Concerns over an inability to settle manifested on his hurdling debut in late July as he pulled hard up to the point he was sent for home. Held up in touch from the outset, he moved to track the leaders going out onto the second circuit and travelled nicely to challenge for the lead entering the straight. Shaken up to take a length advantage on the approach to the last, it took no more than a hands and heels drive to quickly extend his lead and cross the line seven lengths to the good. Caramelised posted a safe round of jumping without being consistently fluent, and the form of the race was boosted when a month later when the runner-up, Fred Bear, landed division one of Caramelised's most recent outing half an hour before he faced the starter himself. Backed as though defeat was out of the question, he went from 4/7 to 4/9 in the ring, causing all his rivals to be squeezed out by his market share. Initially tucked in just behind the leaders, he settled better than he had first time around and though he was lit up after the third, Tom Cannon regained the bit by the time they reached the hill second time; which is also where Caramelised moved stylishly into the lead. Shaken up ever so gently on the turn for home, he entered the straight with an advantage of half-a-dozen lengths and, without any impetus from the rider, that gap was extended to thrice the amount at the line. Apart from getting slightly big at the first and maybe brushing the top of two out, Caramelised put in an exhibition round of jumping that would not have looked out of place during a veteran hurdler's schooling session. Furthermore, the fact that he completed the run-in in a faster time than the previous race while on the bridle shows that he has a tremendous amount of speed for the division. His tendency to race freely might become a concern when the stiffer competition emerges, but he was still better than first time out, which is encouraging given that he is still an entire. The Lincolnshire showpiece was earmarked immediately afterwards and five weeks later, he comes into the contest setting a standard which is the best part of stone ahead of what his rivals have achieved over hurdles. Caramelised's profile is not entirely bombproof however as the yard has gone a fortnight without a winner; although he has not saddled any short priced flops during the period. Furthermore, while he has not gone right handed over hurdles, 41.67% of Dansili's juveniles at Market Rasen have either won or reached the frame. On all known information, Caramelised's exploits and profile give him a healthy cushion over his opponents. Nevertheless, his trainer's recent form can not be completely ignored and as all of the potential challengers have been off the track for at least a month, it is not impossible for one or two of them to have improved in the meantime.
Sacre Pierre bg Donald McCain j2-2-0 (113) 98 109
On Est Bien (Goldneyev){8-a}(1.22) 1/1 Gold Tweet 1st Prix Hopper (G3 4yC), Compiegne 2021
An unraced horse with a good French pedigree prior to making a winning debut at Uttoxeter, Sacre Pierre is a full-brother to the good young jumper Gold Tweet along with two others who have shown respectable form in Apollo Creed and Chuck Bass. Granddam Jance was a good three-year-old hurdler in 1996 while the 1999 Prix Alain du Breil third Kidder appears at 3/1 on the damline. Fetching €8,000 at the Osarus two-year-old breeze up, his trainer Donald McCain has a strong record in the sphere with a 29.09% winners to runners rate, although his best result from three runners in this contest came when Breakfast finished third in the 2018 running. There was not a great deal of confidence in the market ahead of his Uttoxeter bow in late July as he drifted from a morning show of 11/2 before starting the race at twice that price. Nevertheless, he settled nicely in the rear and was not asked to make his move until three furlongs from home. Though his response to being shaken up was not immediate, he got to within a length of the leaders at the last and showed very good acceleration once given the office by Brian Hughes to win by six lengths. The form has since been boosted with Keepyourdreamsbig winning at Worcester next time out. Irishracing reported that Sacre Pierre was "not that fluent", but this does him a disservice. While he was sticky at the second, a bit late at the fifth and got close to the last, his better jumps outweighed his flawed ones and he was actually quite neat by and large. He made his second appearance five weeks later at Cartmel and he set the standard over his three rivals. A solid, long odds-on favourite, Sacre Pierre initially tucked in behind the leaders before going to the front entering the wood side second time round. His early jumping lacked fluency as he was steady and close at the first two before clipping the fourth. However, he soon remembered his job at the halfway stage and was neat over the next three. Though he was briefly and narrowly headed leaving the back, Sacre Pierre soon found another gear to see off his challenger. He did wander quite erratically on the approach to the last, but this was much more likely due to a lapse in concentration than any temperament concerns as he was smooth around all of the other turns, and ran true along the run-in. Beyond his being in good shape and confirming the promise of his debut, not much more was learned from that outing. The form was nothing special, but he is capable of jumping well and is not short of an engine. Still very much unexposed with his yard in reasonable form, it will be interesting to see how he handles this step up in class; even if his bare form leaves him with a bit to find.
Whyzzat bg Denis Gerard Hogan f15-0-3 (56) 74 j2-1-0 (-) 109 105
Dark Angel (Desert Prince){7-a}(3.00) 2/1 Under Oath 1st 4yo Maiden Hurdle, Down Royal 2005
Costing 160,000 guineas as a yearling, Whyzzat failed to face the starter for George Scott and was sold to current connections for 9,000 guineas at last year's Tattersalls July Sale. While he reached the frame on three occasions, he failed to win during his sixteen race flat career, including in claiming company. Though initially rated 75 after his first three outings as a two-year-old, he went into his Roscommon debut with a rating of 58. Denis Gerard Hogan has a modest winner to runner rate of 12.24%, but he also has a strong clear round rate of 98.36% and none of his juveniles have fallen or unseated first time out. Accordingly, Whyzzat posted a good and consistent round of jumping first time with his only flaw coming at the last where he was very slightly steady and clipped the top of the flight. Prominent from the outset, he tucked in behind the leaders and travelling strongly, jumped into a share of the lead at three out. Ridden into a lead of a length after the penultimate flight, he opened the gap to the best part of four lengths which he would maintain to the line. Seemingly exposed on the flat, he showed some aptitude for this game and probably ran close to his flat best first time out. He next appeared at Down Royal towards the end of August and while his Roscommon form was not tremendous, it was solid enough to give him a live chance. However, his trainer had been going through a lean patch and there was little confidence in the market as he drifted from 9/2 in the morning to 11/1 at the off. He had jumped well on his hurdling debut and there was no cause for complaint in his round here either as he took each flight without mishap. Nor was there anything wrong with the way he travelled as he settled well just behind the leaders and was always close enough if good enough. While improvement between first and second outings would generally be a given, it would be an exaggeration to describe this as a flop as he was only a few pounds below his Roscommon performance and the form was substantiated by Bell Ex One and Realist at Listowel last Sunday. Trainer form might be the most plausible explanation although it could also be that he was feeling the effects of having his thirteenth race of the year. Declared to participate in a Dundalk handicap on the eve of this race, this outing could either set him right for Market Rasen, or leave him fatigued for the long journey to Lincolnshire. The yard is still out of form but Hogan's sole runner at Market Rasen has been a winner and Paddy Brennan has been booked for the ride. Whyzzat's form leaves him with a bit to find with a couple of his prospective rivals, but he would not be ruled out entirely should he face the starter.
Crane bg Nicky Henderson f6-1-1 (72) 77 j2-0-1 (-) 73 70
Oasis Dream (Pivotal){6-e}(1.82) 3/2 Little Green 1st Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (G2), Fairyhouse 2011
Winning on the flat as a two-year-old for Michael Bell, Crane joined a leading trainer in Nicky Henderson for a new hurdling career which began at Stratford in late July. After drifting from 9/4 to 3/1 in the morning, Crane was trimmed back into 11/4 to start the race as second favourite. However, while he was settled reasonably well and was in a good position behind the leaders, he was let down quite considerably by his jumping. Big and slow to get away from the first, he was slightly close to the second, steady and close at the third, and tight over the next three - the sixth he rather hopped over. Under pressure and losing ground from thereon, he was slow over the last and finished the race nearly forty lengths behind the winner. Poor jumping contributed to his undoing, although his stamina is also up for question and his being by Oasis Dream did not give great cause for optimism beforehand in any case. Crane returned to Stratford a month later and he was not fancied to attain immediate absolution. His jumping was better second time round as while he was steady, close and untidy at the first here, he hurdled more fluently from thereon, making only minor errors occasionally. Keen in the early stages, he went to the front from flagfall but eventually managed to settle better when an even more headstrong animal gave him a lead. Crane briefly moved back to the front climbing the hill but was easily brushed aside in a matter of strides by the winner. The runner-up also had his measure quite comfortably but Crane was able to win the battle for third from a very tired rival. While losing ground on Caramelised between their outings, Crane did improve by a few pounds from his hurdling debut. However, he is still a long way from his two-year-old efforts and though the in-form Nicky Henderson won this race with sole runner Royal Irish Hussar in 2013, Crane will need to have improved very dramatically over the past thirty-three days to be competitive here.
Scots Gold grg Dan Skelton f6-0-0 (66) 70 j1-0-1 (-) 98 103
Dark Angel (Duke Of Marmalade){8-f}(1.40) 3/2 Major Drive 1st 2m5f Handicap Hurdle (106), Sedgefield 2004
For four out of the past six seasons, Dan Skelton has had a strike rate in the division exceeding 20% and is already off the mark this term with Knotty Ash scoring at this track back in June. That horse disappointed next time so the master of Lodge Hill will be represented by Scots Gold. Despite failing to place in six starts for Tom Dascombe (whose former inmates have a solid record), Scots Gold was not entirely disgraced on the flat and the form of his penultimate outing at Nottingham, in which he only narrowly failed to reach third at the post has worked out well. Making his hurdles bow at Stratford in Fred Bear's contest, he started the day as favourite. However, with his yard out of form at the time, he would drift from a morning 7/4 to 3/1 at the off. Settled in mid-division and some way off the pace, he made steady headway along the back before coming under a drive going over the hill. While he managed to get to within a few lengths of Fred Bear approaching the home turn, and was able to outlast the long time pursuer, he was unable to make further inroads on the winner along the straight. He still had upwards of ten lengths over his remaining rivals, headed by the useful looking Aliomaana, and his jumping was good for a debutant; his only errors being a bit late at the fourth, which he still negotiated well, and getting slightly slightly close at three out. It was a likeable debut with a performance close to his flat best and Scots Gold could very well improve for the experience. He would be of greater interest were the yard known to be in form. However, Dan Skelton has not saddled a single runner for three weeks so the only clues in that regard are carried by Dazzling Glory in tomorrow's opener.
tbc...
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