in rear and in touch, in 4th when blundered and unseated rider 11th
tracked leader, made most from 4th, clear before last, stayed on well
led, mistake and rider lost whip 1st, headed 4th, remained with winner, blundered 6 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on and always held by winner
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along after 7th, blundered 12th, soon weakened
towards rear and in touch, pushed along before 6 out, weakened before 4 out
The stables of Little Chip and Coronea Lilly are bang in form but the former lost his way completely in the spring while the latter has shown little aptitude for jumping fences so far. SILVER MAN is lightly raced so should be capable of better and had Strumble Head well behind when a close-up third at Uttoxeter in July. Jo Hughes' winning pointer can open his account under Rules here as Ballyvoneen usually reserves his best for Plumpton.
Little Chip (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Well in rear, tailed off 10th, last of 10, well behind American Spin (11-7) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May.
Strumble Head (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) Led until 2nd, chased leader until 4 out, not fluent and outpaced from next, 3rd of 4, 14l behind Tregaro (10-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
Silver Man 7-2 (11-10) Always prominent, driven before 4 out, soon ridden, every chance 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, held towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Big Sound (10-11) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Coronea Lilly (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up behind in touch, took closer order briefly 10th, reminder 13th, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on to dispute moderate 3rd flat, no chance with leaders, 4th of 7, 30l behind Old Pals Act (11-6) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Ballyvoneen (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Soon tracking leaders, outpaced and lost place 13th, rallied into 3rd 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 14l behind Green Bank (11-7) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sep.
