tracked leaders, jumped slowly and reminder 3rd, ridden 6th, lost place next, well behind when pulled up before 8th
held up in rear, ridden before 8th, not fluent next, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway after 7th, lost place after next, well behind 3 out
held up towards rear, headway after 5th, not fluent 7th, challenged next, led 9th, headed after 3 out, every chance before last until held towards finish
mid-division, headway after 7th, lost place after next, well beaten 3 out
prominent, led 2nd, headed 9th, 4th and no extra 3 out, weakened before next
chased leaders, ridden 9th, close 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
tracked leaders, 2nd 7th, challenged next, not fluent 9th, mistake and led 3 out, edged right when pressed before last and flat, all out
in rear, modest 5th at the 9th, no impression, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next
led until 2nd, stayed handy, reminder after 4th and before 6th, lost place before 8th, behind after next
in rear, not fluent and behind from 5th, blundered badly 8th, tailed off
JACK SNIPE stands out among these on recent form. Jeremy Scott’s charge just missed out when beaten only a nose at Wincanton last month and drops down a grade for this. El Indio posted a better effort at Sedgefield in April and he can race off a lower mark on his reappearance while Snowball won last year’s renewal but has not had an outing since July this time round. All of the remainder have been struggling over both hurdles and fences and it’s difficult to make a serious case for any of them.
Kendari King (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 9th, soon weakened, pulled up 3 out, at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Charming Lad (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Fell 2nd, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Repeat The Feat (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Led to 4th, tracked leader, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind John Biscuit (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Jack Snipe 6-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, 2nd after 3 out, 3 lengths down after last, switched left flat, ran on well, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Milan Of Crystal (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Snowball (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Tracked leader until after 12th, weakened normal 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Schindler's Prince (10-10) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Over My Head 6-1 (10-11) Led until 10th, weakened 6 out, behind when pulled up 3 out, at Bangor 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Seymour Legend 20-1 (10-11) Behind, weakened halfway, 14th of 15, dist behind Pembridge (10-0) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Tommy The Rascal 16-1 (10-1) Mid-division, lost place and behind 7th, not fluent next, lost touch 3 out, pulled up before next, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Milly Malone (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Held up behind on inside, struggling 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
El Indio (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Led, reminder after 6th, headed 8th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Agent Louise (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Duc de Seville (IRE) 100-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor, 9th of 12, 23 1/4l behind High Command (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
