mid-division, headway 4th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened last
held up, jumped slowly 1st, struggling badly 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, hampered on inside after 7th, weakened approaching last
led, headed after 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
in touch, hit 3rd, mistake 4th, blundered 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
jumped left, chased leader until 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up towards rear, effort approaching 3 out, one pace and no impression on leaders when blundered last
prominent, not fluent 2nd, driven along 6th, slowly outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat but no danger
held up, headway after 3 out, led after 2 out, soon ridden, blundered last, headed flat, not quicken
behind, headway from 2 out, kept on flat, nearest finish
chased leaders until 2 out
held up towards rear, tailed off 3 out
held up, mistake 4th, never near leaders
held up towards rear, headway 6th, blundered 7th, close up on outside from 3 out to 2 out, 4th and one pace approaching last, edged left flat
held up in touch, well behind 3 out
mid-division, headway 5th, mistake 6th, tailed off 3 out
held up, good headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, led flat, ran on well
always prominent, challenge from 2 out, not fluent last, still every chance flat, no extra
headway 3rd, behind from 6th
Doc Row can come out on top over From Dawn To Dusk and Lankawi, with Curragh View, After Midnight and Secret Squirrel other leading contenders. The last-named pair both make the trip over from Ireland on the back of recent wins and line up off light weights, but with the in-form Daryl Jacob on board, we shall take Doc Row to make up for his recent fall at Exeter on what was his first try over fences. He lay winded for some time, but has recovered well for his bid to get the losses back on this switch back to hurdles. From Dawn To Dusk has done nothing wrong, winning each of his last three starts, including twice this term. With Darren O'Dwyer able to claim 8lb here, he should make a bold bid to defy a career-high mark, but will be going over fences sooner rather than later. Lankawi will strip fitter for his return at Market Rasen but will find ground conditions a bit too lively, while Curragh View did not beat much at Worcester and was a faller on his chase debut here 16-days ago. Vingis Park likewise has a future back over fences, and so our tentative vote goes to Doc Row.
Champagne Harry 20-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, weakened next, 15th of 19, 49l behind Monolith (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Oct.
Pagan Magic (USA) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, pecked slightly 1st, moderate 5th and no impression under pressure from 2 out, 9th of 14, 21l behind Massini Magic (10-7) at Wexford 2m nov hdl hvy in Oct.
Burntoakboy 14-1 (11-1) Tracked leader in 2nd, challenged 4 out, no extra after 3 out, 8th of 14, 20l behind Emotional Article (11-5) at Tralee 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 gd in Aug.
Vingis Park (IRE) 9-4 (11-1) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 3, 15l behind Ryders Storm (11-12) at Fakenham 3m nov chs (4) gf in May.
Sunday City (JPN) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 11th of 15, 24l behind Front Rank (11-5) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Treaty Flyer (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Chased leader, led after 6th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened, last of 8, 26l behind Take A Mile (10-5) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
Curragh View (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Prominent, hit 1st and 2nd, soon chasing winner, mistakes 4th (water) lost 2nd 8th, close 3rd when fell at the 10th in race won by Gungadu (11-0) at Cheltenham 3m nov chs (2) gs in Oct, 8 ran.
Noble Bily (FR) 4-1 (10-7) Held up last, headway to lead 6th, hit 7th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, rallied approaching last, close up when mistake last, not recover, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Hawridge King (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hdl (3) gd in Oct.
Doc Row (IRE) 9-4fav (10-13) Mid-division, hit 3rd, hampered 8th, headway next, ridden to challenge 4 out, pecked 2 out, every chance when fell at the last in race won by Charlies Future (10-5) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct, 12 ran.
From Dawn To Dusk 3-1 (11-2) Held up and behind, steady headway from 3 out, ridden after last, kept on well to lead towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Oct beating Nawow (11-5) by 2l, 16 ran.
Prestbury Knight 11-1 (10-12) Behind, headway 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace when hit last, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Siegfrieds Night (10-9) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Jun.
Lankawi 10-3 (11-1) Chased leaders, led 7th, headed after next, every chance approaching last, one pace, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Present Oriented (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Sept.
Ask The Umpire (IRE) 5-1 (12-2) Led to 7th, outpaced 3 out, mistake last, kept on flat, 4th of 5, 7l behind Green 'n' Gold (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in May.
Ballito (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 5th, led after 8th, ridden approaching last, ran on, won at Ludlow 2m 5f sll hdl (5) gf in Oct beating Mr Maxim (10-5) by 2l, 10 ran.
Buachaill Eile (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Led, strongly pressed and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 11th of 20, 36l behind Killeroran Kash (10-2) at Galway 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-123 sft in Oct.
Alphabetical (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Held up, weakened 9th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Mon Mome (11-5) at Aintree 2m 4f amt nov hcp chs (2) gs in Apr, 14 ran.
Argento 50-1 (9-12) Always in rear, driven along and struggling 4th, tailed off, last of 12, well behind O'Toole (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
After Midnight (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Rear of mid-division, progress into 8th 3 out, 3rd and ridden after 2 out, challenged last, stayed on well under pressure to lead close home, won at Tralee 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-102 sft in Oct beating Premier Hero (10-2) by a nk, 19 ran.
Secret Squirrel (IRE) 7-2fav (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, ran on strongly flat to lead close home, won at Hereford 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (5) gf in Oct beating Lake Imperial (10-12) by 1l, 15 ran.
Water Pistol 16-1 (10-7) Led, soon clear until headed approaching 2 out, soon beat, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Secret Pact (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd.
