held up, went 3rd from 4th, jumped left 9th and 10th, ridden along thereafter, went 2nd 3 out, no chance with winner
led, not fluent 5th, hit 7th, headed 12th, ridden after 14th, beaten 4 out, tired when lost 2nd and mistake 3 out, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, mistake 6th, behind when mistake 8th, pulled up before 10th
tracked leader, led 12th, not fluent next, clear 4 out, stayed on well
Nonrunner
Useful hurdler Tornado Bob fell on his chasing bow at Haydock and was very ponderous here next time over a shorter trip. He looks to be suffering from a lack of confidence and is taken on today with WISTOW. Pam Sly's mare should handle this heavy ground and probably wouldn't need to improve much on her close second at Sedgefield to get off the mark over the larger obstacles here as she had the exposed Mortimers Cross well behind over C&D last month. Former pointer Suzie Grey and the lightly-raced My Friend Sandy may just need this.
Mortimers Cross 11-2 (11-4) Held up, not fluent 1st or 2nd, headway approaching 11th, not fluent next, outpaced 3 out, went 3rd flat, no impression, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Run To Fly (10-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft.
Tornado Bob (IRE) 6-4fav (11-0) Held up in last, jumped right 7th, blundered next, never in contention, 5th of 11, 34l behind Mister Hyde (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov chs (4) sft.
Suzie Grey (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) In rear, mistake 8th, jumped right and no impression next, plugged on to take 4th flat, well held, tailed off, 4th of 11, 40l behind Strong Soul (11-0) at Worcester 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Jul.
Wistow 2-1fav (10-7) Held up towards rear but in touch, went 3rd 3 out, chased winner flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Pegasus Prince (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 3f nov chs (4) gs.
My Friend Sandy 12-1 (10-12) Led 1st, headed approaching 14th, weakening when blundered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Silver Kate (10-11) at Warwick 3m 2f nov chs (3) gs in Feb, 5 ran.
