held up towards rear, bad mistake 11th, soon pulled up
mid-division, jumped left 4th, lost place 5th, pulled up before 9th (water)
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, slightly hampered 4th, headway 7th, lost place 11th, jumped right and hit 12th, pulled up after next
tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th until bad mistake 13th, weakened 4 out, blundered badly 2 out
jumped left, tracked leader until 11th, went 2nd again before 4 out, no chance with winner
held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 9th (water), hit 10th, never in contention
mid-division, hampered 4th, mistake 6th, 5th when blundered 12th, went 3rd 4 from 4 out, no chance with winner
mid-division, hampered 4th, headway next, not fluent 10th, went 2nd from 13th, led approaching 4 out, clear next, hit last, easily
led, clear 3rd until 10th, headed approaching 4 out, soon beaten, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, behind 11th, soon pulled up
Quincy Des Pictons and Alpha Way both have a 7lb penalty to carry for respective recent wins at Bangor and Hereford and are taken on with NOSECOND CHANCE. Charlie Mann's gelding is still only a five-year-old but already looks as though he'll make a better chaser than hurdler, jumping well to get the better of Hellfire Club at Hereford last month. The extra half-mile here shouldn't be a problem. Toby Belch could be interesting as he was a decent sort over timber and ran well for a long way in a decent novice event at Uttoxeter but Present To You continues to disappoint and Downward Spiral has been found wanting since overturning the odds-on Helpston at Uttoxeter in the spring.
Present To You (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Held up in last pair, slightly hampered 10th, steady headway 12th, staying on in 5th when went wrong and pulled up quickly before 3 out, in a race won by Invictus (10-7) at Hereford 2m 5f Novice Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
Toby Belch (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 10, 33l behind Chariot Charger (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m beg chs (5) gs in Nov.
Nosecond Chance (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, good headway on outside 8th, tracked leading pair 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, closed on inside and 3 lengths to find as leader went left last, challenged soon after, stayed on to lead close home, won at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov beating Hellfire Club (11-6) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Croan Rock (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened after 8th, tailed off, 5th of 13, well behind Native Gallery (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy.
Downward Spiral (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Took keen hold, led, headed after 1st, tracked leader, ridden and weakened before last, 3rd of 5, 28l behind Tarvini (10-11) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Nov.
Stormyisland Ahead 11-2 (11-12) Held up, hit 8th, headway 15th, went 2nd travelling strongly before 4 out, ridden and 4 lengths down when went left and stumbled on landing last, no chance after, 2nd of 6, 14l behind Just The Job (11-6) at Ludlow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov.
Niceonefrankie 33-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 12th of 18, 20l behind Enfant De Lune (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
Quincy Des Pictons (FR) 9-2 (10-9) Chased leaders, took closer order from 10th, led before 3 out, hampered by loose horse and nearly carried out before 2 out, ridden and kept on well from last, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft beating Jeanry (10-8) by 9l, 11 ran.
Alpha Way (GER) 5-1fav (11-5) Made all, ridden after last, kept on well, won at Hereford 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft beating Brimham Boy (11-2) by 7l, 14 ran.
Tenzing (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Behind, hampered 5th, outpaced 4 out, 7th and no impression when fell next, in a race won by That'lldoboy (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov, 13 ran.
