held up in touch, jumped slowly 10th, chased leaders after 12th, weakened 2 out
tracked leader, led after 8th, headed 10th, led again 4 out, soon ridden, joined post
in touch, not fluent 14th, chasing leaders when fell 3 out
held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, every chance last, hung right under pressure, stayed on strongly to join leader post
soon led, headed after 8th, led again 10th, headed 4 out, soon ridden, outpaced 3 out, stayed on approaching last
behind, never jumped well, soon detached, behind when pulled up 3 out
Scare Lotte has been in good form between the Flags but we'll side with the more experienced Montevideo. The selection has had just three starts over fences under Rules but showed enough in those outings to suggest that he can make his presence felt in this sphere. He represents powerful connections and must be respected. Scare Lotte comes here on the back of a comfortable win at Cottenham and could give a good account on his first run over regulation fences. Solway Flo ran on well to get the better of Benwell at Alnwick but she has plenty to prove on the form that she's shown under Rules in the past whilst Lord Of The Hollow was well held in a Hunter Chase at Cheltenham last May. A market move for Josh You Are would bring him into the equation but Montevideo is the obvious selection here.
Little Rocker (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Close up, mistake 12th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, 33l behind Green Belt Flyer (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hts chs (6) sft.
Lord Of The Hollow (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) A.p; outpcd 3 out, 3rd of 13, 13l behind Fergal's Find (12-0) at Chaddesley Corb' 3m ptp gd.
Montevideo 3-1fav (11-4) Led, bumped 2nd, headed after 7th, weakened 4 out, 7th of 12, 36l behind Rakalackey (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Sept.
Would Wouldnt (IRE) 100-30 (12-0) Held up; hdwy 8; wknd 14; pulled up in race won by Sherwood Rose (11-7) at Chaddesley Corb' 3m ptp gd in May, 6 ran.
Scare Lotte 1-3fav (11-7) Led 3; comf, won at Cottenham 3m ptp gd beating Magic To Do (12-0) by 5l, 11 ran.
Solway Flo (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Held up; hdwy 14; led aft 2 out; r.o wl, won at Alnwick 3m ptp gd beating Benwell (12-0) by 3l, 10 ran.
Josh You Are 100-1 (10-12) In rear, blundered 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Prince Ary (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 3yo mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec '06, 14 ran.
