No/Draw/Horse (days since last run)
Age colour sex, Sire - Dam (Damsire)
Form/Owner(s)
Wearing Details
Weight/Penalty
Offical Rating
Forecast Price*
Jockey/
Trainer
1 Pena Dorada (IRE)
(597F, 30J)
5 b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Uluwatu (IRE) (Unfuwain (USA))
4F2213- Mr John J Murray
Cheek pieces
11-12
120
10/3
C I Gillies
Miss Lucinda V Russell
Successful in a hurdle race and a chase at 2m on good ground. Third of 4 behind Inverlochy Lad beaten 9l at 4-1 on his latest outing in a chase here over 3m 1f (good) last month.
2 Upthemsteps (IRE)
(8J)
7 br g Beneficial - Carrigloss (IRE) (Roselier (FR))
42U321- The Ferandlin Peaches
Blinkers
11-10 (7ex)
111
13/8
D C Costello
Ian Williams
He has won two hurdle races and a chase from 2m to 2m 3f on ground varying from good to soft to heavy. Won on his latest outing in a chase when 5-2jt-fav at Towcester over 2m 3f (soft) last month, beating Ballyoliver by 3/4l. Carries a 7lb penalty today for that success.
3 South O'The Border (GB)
(1442F, 13J)
10 b g Wolfhound (USA) - Abbey's Gal (Efisio)
350596- Mr Bryan Mathieson
11-0
108
3/1
S Twiston-Davies
N A Twiston-Davies
He has won three hurdle races from 2m to 2m 4f on ground varying from good to soft, but last win was over three years ago. Finished 17l behind Michel Le Bon when sixth of 9 at 9-1 on his latest outing in a hurdle race at Cheltenham over 3m (soft) last month.
4 Freddie Brown (GB)
(39J)
8 b g Missed Flight - Some Shiela (Remainder Man)
3P4324- Mr J R Jeffreys
Tongue strap
10-13
107
10/3
Jan Faltejsek
G A Charlton
A winner of a NH flat race at 2m on good to firm ground, but that win was over two years ago. Finished 10l behind Mr Syntax when fourth of 7 at 2-1fav on his latest outing in a chase here over 2m 1f (good) in March.
UPTHEMSTEPS responded positively to the application of blinkers (worn again tonight) when beating subsequent winner Ballyoliver in similarly testing conditions at Towcester eight days ago and, with that confidence booster under his belt, he is fancied to defy a 7lb penalty and complete a quickfire double. Pen Dorada looks the obvious danger on the formbook, but Freddie Brown is no forlorn hope off bottom-weight either. South O' The Border has yet to convince over fences.
