held up, steady headway 6th, hard ridden to chase winner 2 out, no impression
in touch, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace
led, headed 5th, mistake 10th, weakened 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
in rear, reminders and mistakes, lost touch 10th
in rear, never dangerous
mid-division, fell heavily 1st
towards rear, blundered 3rd, some progress when hit 3 out, soon held
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, mistakes 10th and 12th, weakened 2 out
in touch, headway 12th, led after 13th, jumped left 3 out, ran on
tracked leader and keen, jumped right 1st, led 5th, headed after 13th, weakened quickly
towards rear, steady headway 10th, pecked 13th, soon one pace
Nonrunner
NILS ANDERSON is given the vote to take full advantage of what looks a lenient handicap mark of 100 relative to his hurdling mark; Creinch, the winner of an eventful contest at Sandown on Saturday looks the main danger while Lord Appellare who steps back up in trip is another to consider. Nils Anderson, a winner of a handicap hurdle off this mark at Newton Abbot in May, has yet to score in nine attempts over fences in the UK. His jumping has left something to be desired and that is probably the reason connections opted to go back hurdling towards the end of last season. His recent pipeopener at Huntingdon should leave him spot on for today's outing though, although he would not want the ground to deterorate excessively. Creinch made full use of his light-weight at Sandown but today is much different with his welter burden. His task is eased with the booking of a very capable amateur and while he appears well handicapped on the evidence of Saturday's performance, the ground became very testing while a number of runners exited early on meaning that only a small number got involved in the race. Lord Appellare will undoubtedly be suited by stepping back up in trip here. His season failed to bring about success last year after some promising efforts earlier in the season, particularly his second behind The Package. He was beaten long distances on the majority of his runs and faces no easy task on this his chasing debut, against rivals with plenty experience. The maiden King Cyrus is another who lacks the experience of chasing but has shown in the past that he goes well fresh. Galantos failed to score in six outings over hurdles but showed more than enough to suggest races will come his way. Nils Anderson is nominated to win this handicap chase.
Creinch 8-1 (9-12) Mid-divisiion, headway 8th, went 3rd 10th, led soon after 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft beating Calusa Caldera (10-6) by 4l, 10 ran.
South Bank (IRE) 11-1 (11-11) Mid-division until weakened approaching 4 out, 11th of 13, well behind Oracle des Mottes (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Oct.
Caliban (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Raced keenly, prominent, weakened 7th, 7th of 11, 32l behind Cheating Chance (11-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Oct.
Lord Appellare (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, not much room briefly and lost place approaching 5th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Benmore Boy (10-12) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in May.
Galantos (GER) 8-1 (11-1) Held up, headway after 6, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Kosmos Bleu (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Butterfly Rose 12-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, mistake 6th, blundered next, tailed off from 10th, 6th of 11, well behind Auditor (10-0) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Sumdancer (NZ) 50-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, 5th when badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out in race won by Master Medic (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in Oct, 8 ran.
Nils Anderson (FR) 9-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, pushed along after 7th, soon struggling, weakening when jumped slowly 3 out, 6th of 9, 34l behind Will The Till (10-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Oct.
Royal Kicks (FR) 11-2 (11-2) Prominent when fell 5 out in race won by High Oscar (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs, 7 ran.
Travelling Fox 11-1 (11-0) Held up and keen, ridden 6th, no impression, 4th of 12, well behind Simondiun (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun.
Diego Velasquez (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders until weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Boss Imperial (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in May.
King Cyrus (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) Led, mistake 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened quickly, 5th of 9, 27l behind Hoof It Harry (10-6) at Plumpton 2m 5f amt hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in May.
