in rear, pushed along after 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened after last
tracked leader, led before 2 out, ridden before last and soon headed, rallied run-in to regain lead towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, headway before 2 out, went 3rd before last, one pace
in touch in 4th, every chance 2 out, led before last, kept on and headed towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened
led, blundered badly 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon headed and weakened
Nonrunner
THIRD ACT was all at sea on his hurdling debut at Wincanton in the spring, eventually unseating his rider. But there should be much more to come from Colin Tizzard's five-year-old, who has a jumping pedigree and was thought good enough to run in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham in March. Glowinginthedark has had a few chances but has gone close on a couple of occasions and should be thereabouts again while Uptendownone, who won a bumper here in August, was beaten less than four lengths on his hurdles bow at Plumpton. It's difficult to make a case for any of the remainder.
Family Motto 25-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 4f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure final 2f, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Nicolas Chauvin (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (5) gd in Sep.
Glowinginthedark (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led 6th, not fluent and headed 8th, well beaten 4th before 2 out, 4th of 6, well behind Sausalito Sunrise (11-13) at Bangor 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Third Act (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Held up in touch, jumped right and bumped 1st, not fluent 4th, 4th and outpaced after 3 out, well held when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Nordic Quest (11-0) at Wincanton 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Uptendownone (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Took keen hold tracking leading pair until 5th, stayed chasing leaders, pushed along after next, 3rd and one pace flat, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Sureness (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Black Bizarre (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Held up, ridden and weakened before 6th, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Gran Maestro (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Myetta 66-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon behind, blundered 2 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Garnock (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Aug, 6 ran.
Novel Dancer 25-1 (10-12) With leader, mistake 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 9, well behind Experimentalist (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jun '13.
