tracked leaders on inside, bumped 1st, blundered badly and lost place 2nd, last and not fluent after, pushed along 5th, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd after not being fluent 3 out, every chance 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat
led until 2nd, led next, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
took keen hold, with leader, led 2nd until 3rd, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace before last
held up, took keen hold, hampered 1st and 2nd, headway after 5th, close 4th when jumped left and hampered 2 out, one pace last
towards rear, not always fluent, behind form 6th, tailed off
held up towards rear, behind from 6th, tailed off
ARENICE ET PICTONS, a promising third on his hurdling debut at Auteuil in April, is now with Paul Nicholls and probably has Philip Hobbs' winning pointer Sykes to beat on his first start in this country but can do so. Polamco landed a Taunton bumper in the spring on his third start and makes more appeal than Creative Boru. Buckhorn Timothy was a decent sort in bumpers but he's struggled to make an impact so far over timber but Burtons Well is worth monitoring as he's a half-brother to top-class chaser Burton Port.
Arenice Et Pictons (FR) (10-5) 3rd of 14, 9l behind Geluroni (10-12) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 2f 4yo hdl sft in Apr.
Borguy (FR) 18-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 14l behind Nicolas Chauvin (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (5) gd in Sep.
Buckhorn Timothy 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, hit 2nd, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, one pace when not fluent last, no impression, 6th of 13, 9l behind Ballyheigue Bay (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in May.
Burtons Well (IRE) Well Chosen gelding out of Despute.
Creative Boru (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Tracked leading pair, ridden 5f out, plugged on, 3rd of 4, 33l behind Battle Born (11-3) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (6) hvy in Feb.
Polamco (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Chased leader, led 4f out, kept on well final furlong, won at Taunton 2m 1f NH flat (5) gd in Apr beating Days Of Heaven (10-11) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Sykes (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Ap led 4 out; drvn clr flat, won at East Cornwall 2m 4f ptp gs in Mar beating Way Before Dawn (12-0) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Tea Time Fred 16-1 (11-7) Hdwy 9; blun bad & ur 3 out, in a race won by The Eaglehaslanded (10-7) at Axe Vale 3m ptp gs in Apr, 10 ran.
Huntsmans Lady (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Held up, mistake 1st, not fluent 2nd, well behind from next, last and well tailed off before 6th, pulled up after, in a race won by Son Du Berlais (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Sep, 5 ran.
