held up, not fluent 4th, closed 8th, mistake 10th, soon struggling, well beaten 4 out, mistake 2 out
held up in rear, closed 8th, outpaced 4 out, 4th and weakening 3 out, mistake last
chased leaders who went clear 3rd, closed 8th, led before 4 out, edged left before last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
led until 3rd, pressed leader, 3rd and no extra 3 out, weakened before next
tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden before 10th, headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened
held up, jumped right 3rd, closed 8th, went 2nd before 3 out, switched right approaching 3 out, switched right and challenged last, led flat, stayed on
held up, headway when mistake 8th, soon struggling, behind 11th
NonRunner
Unexposed over fences, it might be worth taking a chance on SOMEWHERE TO BE on his return to action. He won at Lingfield and Catterick over the winter, though will probably do better when the ground turns. On Demand was second to a subsequent winner at Newton Abbot at the start of the month but she’s not really built to jump fences. Border Breaker turned in a shocker at Cartmel last month but Capard King was knocking on the door off similar marks last season so is preferred to veteran Strumble Head and Middlebrow.
On Demand 9-2 (12-2) Chased leader to 11th, chased winner from 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Roll The Dough (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Capard King (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Prominent, jumped left throughout, led 4th until 8th, led again 10th until 12th, weakened 4 out, 8th of 11, 37 1/2l behind Steps And Stairs (10-13) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Somewhere To Be (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Blundered and lost place 1st, reminder after next, behind and struggling 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 9th, at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Border Breaker (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) In touch, lost place 7th, ridden and weakened after 10th, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Midnight Shot (11-7) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
Strumble Head (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Jumped right at times, led 2nd, headed and bumped 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 12, 17l behind Fifty Shades (10-2) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Soupy Soups (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Prominent, effort 3 out, weakened after next, 4th of 8, 18l behind Whoshotwho (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Cernunnos (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, ridden and outpaced from 5 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Royal Supremo (12-0) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Middlebrow (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Held up in rear trio, headway on inside 8th, no extra 2 out, lost 3rd last, 4th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Volvalien (11-9) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
