tracked leaders, lost place 5th, ridden after 7th, behind 9th, tailed off
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, hit 10th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace from next
held up, pushed along in 5th after 11th, never in contention
made all, clear 3 out, stayed on well
held up, not fluent 4th, headway next, mistake 9th, not fluent next, hit 4 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression, blundered last
tracked winner until not fluent 8th, bumped next, weakened 10th, tailed off
held up in rear, headway 9th, ridden after 11th, not fluent 4 out, outpaced next, stayed on flat
Kikos has won twice here over 2m but stays this longer trip. He will probably never get a better chance to end a frustrating run of placed efforts with most of his likely market rivals returning from a lay-off but is still taken on with NOSECOND CHANCE. Charlie Mann's five-year-old has a chasing pedigree and it may be significant that he's being put straight into handicaps instead of taking the novice route over the larger obstacles. Mister Wiseman and Master Somerville are capable of running well fresh and could be the pick of the remainder with Maraafeq's stable yet to hit form.
Maraafeq (USA) 14-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, lost place approaching 6th, soon behind, pulled up after 10th, in a race won by Stoney's Treasure (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs (3) gs in Mar, 10 ran.
Kikos (FR) 8-1 (10-8) Led, mistake 6th, headed next, tracked leader, led again 10th to 12th, ridden after 3 out, 3 lengths down when left 2nd next, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 17l behind Max Bygraves (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf.
Kirkhammerton (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) In rear, ridden and weakened from 4 out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 35l behind Humbie (11-12) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Mister Wiseman 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, led 1st, headed 9th, hit next, weakened before 3 out, last of 5, well behind Schindler's Gold (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Spirit Calling (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 6th or 8th (water), headway 10th, mistake 4 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 8, 6l behind Scotch Warrior (10-8) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Master Somerville 7-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, lost place 11th, soon behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Life Of A Luso (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in May, 9 ran.
Civil Servant 6-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden 9th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, 50l behind Frosted Grape (10-0) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Sep '10.
Humbel Ben (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, mistake 8th, closed after 4 out, not much room briefly on bend approaching 2 out, 1 reminder in 6th before last, kept on and 1 more reminder to take 4th close home, never near to challenge, 4th of 12, 4l behind Dusky Bob (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Nosecond Chance (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up in bunch, jumped slowly 7th, closed next, well there when hit 3 out, no extra next, weakened, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Havingotascoobydo (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.
