A moderate claiming hurdle restricted to juveniles, and the pace was pretty strong given the testing conditions. DENNICK, returned to hurdling following a recent third over a mile on the Flat, followed up his easy success in a Doncaster seller, but was made to work much harder. Always going well, he looked set to win pretty decisively when sent to the front, but this proved quite a test and he ultimately had little in reserve over the runner-up, who had been held up well off the pace. This was a goodeffort by the winner considering he would have been 13lb better off with the second in a handicap.

Inchcape Rock was given a sensible ride allowing for the testing conditions and, although taking longer to pick up than one might have expected, would still have won had he not blundered his way through the last hurdle. Even so, given that he was 13lb clear of the eventual winner, he was not at his best and may be best watched until stepping up in trip.

Theflyingscottie was another who would have been suited by the drop in class and offered some hope.

The winner's stablemate Etoile Russe could nottake advantage of the drop in grade, while Strathtay proved disappointing on her return to hurdling and may not have appreciated the testing conditions.

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