held up in touch, lost place 12th, headway 5 out, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, fell 5th
mistakes, chased leaders, lost place approaching 13th, well behind when pulled up after 5 out
prominent until after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway approaching 5 out, went 4th 2 out, no impression
held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway and mistake 9th, blundered 5 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, mistake 2 out, led approaching last, pressed flat, driven out
always towards rear, pulled before 14th
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway 5 out, close up when fell 3 out
tended to jump right, chased leaders, blundered 4 out, hampered 3 out, soon pulled up
held up, ridden 9th, well behind when pulled up before 4 out
led, hit 13th, headed next, still close up when blundered 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, mistake 10th, weakening when fell 12th
held up, headway 5 out, hampered and lost ground 3 out, headway to go 3rd after 2 out, no extra after last
always behind, pulled up before 14th
chased leader, led 14th, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on flat until no extra near finish
Lord Anner can come out on top here, with Denvale, Lord Beau and Vinnie Boy just a few in with claims as well. Paul Nicholls already has a useful hunter chaser in Sleeping Night, and in Lord Anner he has another one to follow in this sphere judged on latest efforts. The six-year-old won all three completed points before making a successful hunter-chase debut at Exeter in April, and has plenty of stamina in his make-up. He could well be a future National horse who knows, and is taken to win this decent prize tonight. Denvale was let down by his jumping when sent off favourite at Cheltenham last time, but was progressive beforehand so Caroline bailey's challenger must not be discounted. Lord Beau did nothing wrong at Newton Abbot last time and deserves his place in the line-up, while Vinnie Boy showed bags of stamina at Huntingdon on his latest start. Point winner Classify hails from a top yard and Uncle Neil has the assistance of leading rider Richard Burton, and it all adds for a decent renewal, with Lord Anner the answer.
