mid-division, headway after 4 out, chased leaders and came towards stands side next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression last
with leader, led 2nd to next, in touch, mistake 5th, lost place 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off
mid-division on inside, driven to chase leaders 3 out, challenged next, led narrowly last, ridden and headed flat, no extra
behind, lost touch and pulled up after 3rd
led to 2nd, led again next, hard pressed 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, weakened flat
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon one pace, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression
behind, ridden after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
towards rear, driven 4 out, never near leaders
chased leaders, driven and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened and pulled up
chased leaders, blundered 1st, dropped to mid-division 4th, ridden after 3 out, never on terms, soon weakened, tailed off
held up behind, pushed along after 4 out, headway next, challenged next, ridden to lead flat, kept on well
mid-division on outside, chased leaders after 4 out to before next, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon behind and pulled up
mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, no impression when fell 2 out
Veterans' handicap hurdles are a relatively new concept and this is a really difficult start for punters. PROVO wasn't disgraced in his first start for 14 months over 3m here three weeks ago. He's very lightly raced for his age and has more scope than the majority of his rivals. The booking of Barry Geraghty for the maiden Leave It Be catches the eye while Winning Spark has been in good form over shorter trips. Irish Buccaneer is also interesting back over timber and the consistent Allthegear No Idea is another for the short-list. Ruler Of All isn't badly treated on his best form but Laughton Park will need to improve again if he's to add to his three wins at Plumpton so far.
Loyaute (FR) 20-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, pushed along after 5th, outpaced next, weakened 3 out, 6th of 9, 30l behind Tornado In Milan (10-12) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
Midnight Sail 14-1 (10-11) Held up, headway when not fluent 2nd, went 2nd 5th until mistake next, mistake 11th, soon beaten, weakened 4 out, 7th of 8, well behind Cloud Creeper (10-11) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs.
Irish Buccaneer (IRE) 3-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, slightly hampered 1st, not fluent 5th, mistake 13th, in touch 4 out, ridden and no impression after next, weakened last, 4th of 7, 22l behind Perfect Candidate (11-0) at Leicester 2m 7f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Jan.
Radmores Revenge 20-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, some headway on outside after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 9th of 14, well behind Silsol (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m 4f ltd hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan.
Fairy Rath (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Pressed leader, led 4th, hamperd by loose horse 9th, headed 4 out, no extra, weakened before last, 9th of 14, 44l behind If In Doubt (10-11) at Doncaster 3m listed hcp chs (1) gs in Jan.
Provo (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, chased leaders on inside, mistake and weakened 2 out, 7th of 11, 37l behind Bygones Sovereign (9-7) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft.
Topolski (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Shared lead until after 8th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, 8th of 9, well behind Letsby Avenue (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Sep '13.
Allthegear No Idea (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Led until after 4th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Theregoesthetruth (10-13) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan.
Lookslikerainted (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Led, went badly right and hit 4 out, ridden and headed when hit next, weakening when went right again next, 6th of 11, 23l behind Tony Star (11-7) at Ludlow 3m nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
Ruler Of All (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) In rear, behind after 3rd, some headway when not much room 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 13, 11l behind Ascendant (11-5) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.
Bothy 6-1 (9-10) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out to chase leaders, went 3rd from 2 out, no extra run-in, 5th of 12, 7l behind Dawalan (11-9) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl (2) gd.
Leave It Be (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, left disputing modest 3rd 3 out, no impression when blundered next, 3rd of 12, 16l behind Champagne Express (11-1) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs.
Winning Spark (USA) 3-1fav (10-9) Raced wide tracking leaders, 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, joined last, slight advantage under pressure until headed and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Dusky Lark (11-3) at Taunton 2m 1f (3) sft.
Wily Fox 33-1 (10-11) Held up, hit 3rd, weakened before 3 out, last of 9, well behind Forthefunofit (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft.
Laughton Park 13-2 (10-8) Tracked leaders, 2nd before 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, staye don well and driven out run-in, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs beating Todd (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Paddocks Lounge (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, driven after 4 out, ridden next, 3rd and no impression when not fluent 2 out, stayed on to chase winner flat, no impression, 2nd of 8, 4l behind In The Rough (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs in Jun.
