chased leader, led after 2nd, headed approaching 2 out, soon relegated to 3rd, left 2nd throughout, no extra towards finish
held up and behind, raced keenly, not fluent 6th, headway when hit next, challenged and going well when mistake and unseated rider 2 out
held up, headway when blundered 6th, led approaching 2 out, all out
tendancy to jump right, led until after 2nd, remained prominent, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, ran on
held up in rear, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, lost place 7th, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, ran on
chased leaders, lost place after 5th, weakened 3 out
HIGH JACK for Andrew Turnell is well fancied for this novice chase and gets the vote ahead of challengers Just Standeese and The Randy Bishop. Turnell's gelding has been a winner at this track on his last two outings where in the most recent run showed a vast improvement in his jumping and won going away. With that in mind High Jack will be a worthy favourite for a stable in form. Seamus Mullins' Just Standeese posted a second place in a weak handicap here in April and improved on his next outing when third in a better contest last time. He has a decent weight advantage over his main rival and with Wayne Kavanagh on board also claiming three expect this six-year-old to be close. The Randy Bishop is a horse on the improve at the moment and he has posted better performances from each of his last three runs. He'll have to concede weight to the main protagonists here, which might just prove crucial, but don't rule out a placing with the selection High Jack proving too strong for the lot of them.
Benitez (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Led, headed 4th, ridden in moderate 2nd entering straight, kept on without threatening winner from 2 out, 2nd of 9, 18l behind Mullicagh Lass (11-5) at Listowel 2m hcp hdl 0-109 sft in Sept.
The Randy Bishop 40-1 (10-5) Keen, held up, headway after 4th, ridden to chase leader 3 out, weakening when mistake last, 5th of 15, 14l behind Tchico Polos (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
High Jack (IRE) 6-4fav (11-3) Held up, blundered 3rd, headway after 5th, led after 3 out, drew clear from 2 out, won at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct beating Great Tsar (11-5) by 18l, 12 ran.
Just Standeese (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Chased leader, blundered 3 out, led soon after, headed 2 out, mistake and outpaced from last, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Morenito (11-8) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Oct.
Furze Hill (IRE) 6-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 12, 35l behind High Jack (11-3) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Simple Glory (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Led to 3rd, remained prominent, lost place after 5th and pulled up at the 6th in race won by High Jack (11-3) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct, 12 ran.
Roseville (IRE) 250-1 (10-5) Chased leader until approaching 7th, weakened 9th, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Woodlands Gem (10-5) at Towcester 3m nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
