held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden and stayed on well from 3 out, no chance with winner
led 1st, headed 2nd, slight mistake 8th, led 9th, headed and ridden approaching 11th, weakened approaching last
tracked leaders, shaken up to lead approaching 11th, pushed clear approaching 2 out, ridden out
led 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 9th, weakened soon after 12th
towards rear, headway 6th, ridden 9th, weakened 10th, behind approaching 3 out
not jumped well, always behind
towards rear, ridden 9th, well behind approaching 2 out
Hot Shots (FR) Disappointed behind Valley Henry latest but has a chance if returning to the form he showed in Summer.
Perange (FR) Ex-French; won on debut for Paul Nicholls and respected here.
Fondmort (FR) Useful sort over hurdles; has to have a clear chance if taking to fences.
Krabloonik (FR) Would need to improve on previous chase form to win this.
Pietro Bembo (IRE) Fair hurdler who would relish any rain that gets into the ground.
Red Guard Looked a chaser in the making; may need further
River Amora (IRE) Will need to improve to land this.
Wonderboy (IRE) Hard to fancy.
Ballinliss Lad (IRE) Winner of a Market Rasen chase but does seem to pull up rather a lot.