chased leaders, not fluent 10th, led 3 out, 3 1/2 lengths clear when mistake last, driven flat, headed towards finish
chased leaders on inside, hit 10th, outpaced after 13th, 7 lengths 5th 4 out, rallied after 2 out, 3 1/2 lengths 2nd last, ran on flat, led towards finish
held up, closing when hit 11th, every chance when blundered 3 out, soon beaten, no extra next
led, jumped left, headed before 4 out, no extra last
tracked leader, jumped left and not fluent 2nd, not fluent 11th, mistake 13th, led before 4 out, headed next, no extra from last
chasing leaders when jumped left and bad mistake 1st, last and not jump that well after, well behind 13th, pulled up before 3 out
TISTORY has won three bumpers and two hurdle races and ended last season in a Grade 1 at Aintree over timber. He was pulled up on that occasion but can make a winning start over fences and complete a quick double for his yard if everything went to plan in the opener. Hold Court has become very disappointing but winning pointer Pure Oxygen is interesting and Citizenship, poorly handicapped over hurdles at present, might be worth a second look when tackling really testing ground. Lac Sacre has been cleverly placed to win three times over hurdles this year and would have been on a par with the best of these over the smaller obstacles.
Citizenship 20-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place 2 out, weakened last, 12th of 13, 23l behind Roman Flight (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m Conditional Handicap Hurdle (0-140) (3yo+) (3) gd in Oct.
Hold Court (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) In touch in mid-division, driven after 4 out, lost place 3 out, well held when mistake 2 out, 5th of 9, 17l behind Notarfbad (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Aug.
Lac Sacre (FR) 5-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, outpaced after 4 out, disputing distant 2nd 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 4th of 5, 21l behind De Faoithesdream (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m (3) sft in Oct.
Pure Oxygen (IRE) 4-7 (12-0) Held up; hdwy 15; went 2nd aft nxt; no ch w wnr, 2nd of 10, 8l behind Driftashore (12-0) at Upcott Cross 3m ptp in Apr.
Tistory (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, blundered 7th, not fluent next, headway 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Beat That (11-4) at Aintree 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) gs in Apr, 18 ran.
Turoyal (FR) 12-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 10, well behind Full Throttle (11-0) at Southwell 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Jun.