took keen hold, hung right and jumped right, led, not fluent 7th, headed last, stayed on
held up in last, not fluent 7th or 8th, headway when mistake 2 out, soon weakened
held up behind leaders, disputing 2nd from 5th, not fluent 7th, every chance 2 out, disputing 3rd and no impression when bumped last, no extra flat
held up in 5th, jumped right 1st, mistake next, headway 4 out, not clear run and stumbled after 3 out, soon switched right, led last, driven out
handy on outside, not fluent 6th or 8th, ridden when mistake 3 out, one pace in dispute of 3rd and no impression when bumped last, no extra flat
prominent, slow and reminder 4th, reminders after 6th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
Any market support for FAMOUS RESPONSE or Arcadian Spring should be heeded and Harry Skelton’s charge gets the nod even though he was an expensive failure on his debut under Rules. Balagan produced a 40/1 shock over 2m4f here 10 days ago and Bryony Frost keeps the partnership intact, though he’ll have to defy a penalty to follow up. Nativegetaway has gone close over hurdles in the past but will probably be back over fences after this.
Balagan 40-1 (11-0) Jumped right at times, prominent, led 4th, headed after 4 out, led again next, pushed out, readily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gd in Jul beating Diodorus (11-7) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Arcadian Spring (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up, closer tracking leaders halfway, weakening when slightly hampered inside final 4f, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Brief Ambition (11-0) at Southwell 2m mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Aughnacurra King (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Unseated rider going to post, led until headed and weakened rapidly 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Southwell 3m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Famous Response (IRE) 4-5fav (11-0) Prominent, jumped right 2nd, hampered and fell 5th, at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Franz Klammer 25-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up on long run to last, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Nativegetaway (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) With leader, led halfway, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, dist behind Everlanes (11-8) at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Tikanite (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 3f out, one pace 2f out, stayed on final 100 yards, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Mcnamaras Band (10-11) at Worcester 2m (6) gd in Jun.
