held up, hampered 1st, went 3rd from 4th, not fluent 8th, hit next, closed 15th, went 2nd 4 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, pushed out
tracked leader who was mostly clear from 2nd, not fluent 11th, ridden in last after 3 out, no extra next
jumped right, awkward and unseated rider 1st
blundered 1st, fell next
held up, not fluent 13th, closed 15th, handy 3rd when jumped left 2 out, soon beaten, no extra from last
led, jumped left, mostly clear from 2nd until 4 out, headed after 2 out, switched left flat, stayed on, no impression
Tothemoonandback beat three moderate rivals easily at Plumpton last week and a 7lb penalty shouldn't prove too much of a hardship in another low grade event. Oscars Way came here with a first-time visor last month and was an impressive winner. He ran at Wincanton under a penalty a few days later but the headgear didn't work a second time as he ran very poorly. After several promising runs over timber, FRONTIER VIC started favourite for his chasing debut at Southwell last month but made too many mistakes. He should have learnt from the experience and can put it to good use here. Brantingham Breeze has a smart pedigree and showed enough over timber to suggest she can do well now turning to fences. Over My Head scored over hurdles on heavy going at Uttoxeter on New Year's Eve and makes his debut over fences as does Dixie Bull, whose career over timber has been blighted by jumping errors.
Tothemoonandback (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) In rear and in touch, mistake 13th, led 2 out, kept on well, won at Plumpton 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy beating Cheat The Cheater (9-13) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Oscars Way (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Close up, led 6 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 43l behind Jayo Time (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Frontier Vic 9-4fav (11-7) Held up in last pair, not fluent 6th, headway into 3rd after 12th, ridden to challenge approaching 3 out, ridden and beaten soon after 3 out, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Vujiyama (11-6) at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Brantingham Breeze 4-1fav (10-11) Held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 8th, in a race won by Pertinent (11-3) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Mar, 12 ran.
Dixie Bull (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Mid-division, weakened 4 out, 8th of 12, well behind Clues And Arrows (10-10) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Over My Head 9-2 (10-7) Led, pushed along on long run to 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened between last 2, 6th of 11, 12l behind The Last Bridge (10-7) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Mar.
