held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, in touch after 9th, no impression 4 out, weakened next
led, not fluent 3rd, headed next, reminder 6th, lost place after 9th, well beaten 4 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, left 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner from last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace flat
held up in rear, effort 3 out, jumped right last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, unable to trouble winner
held up towards rear, headway 9th, 2 lengths 2nd when fell 3 out
mid-division, headway when not fluent and rider lost iron briefly 4th, not fluent 9th, soon lost place, badly hampered when no impression 3 out
tracked leader, led 4th, clear last, driven out
chased leaders, lost place before 6th, not much room 9th, soon closed, stayed on same pace flat
held up in rear, headway 4 out, 5th and in touch when brought down 3 out
This looks wide-open, though none of the bottom four in the weights have previous experience over fences - The Snappy Poet and Berry De Carjac looks the pick of that quartet. Kinari has won three times over the larger obstacles but his winning run came to end at Perth in July and he's been racing over further. Wait A Second will need to jump better than at Uttoxeter while Promanco and Lucky Jim also need to find some improvement. JARLATH is progressing nicely and, though only beating three rivals over 2m here last time, can defy a 4lb higher mark and longer distance to score again.
Promanco 5-2 (10-8) Tracked front pair, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, never on terms, weakened last, last of 4, 14 3/4l behind Net Work Rouge (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f (4) gd in Aug.
Kinari (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Prominent when bumped 1st, led 4th, headed 8th, ridden and lost place 10th, outpaced 14thdriven and rallied 3 out, left 2nd at last, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Wicked Spice (11-6) at Perth 3m hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Jarlath 15-8 (11-8) Held up in 3rd, not fluent 3rd, headway 4 out, switched right after next, 2nd 2 out, challenged last, led flat, driven out, won at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Charlie Mon (11-5) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Lucky Jim 15-2 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, closed from 11th, one pace before 2 out, 5th of 9, 14l behind Gowanauthat (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Wait A Second (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up, not fluent 6th, headway 14th, lost place 4 out, well beaten 2 out, 6th of 10, 35 3/4l behind Schindler's Prince (10-0) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
The Snappy Poet 3-1 (11-6) Took keen hold, held up last, headway tracking leaders 7th, driven along in 4th after 3 out, went 3rd next, driven into narrow 2nd run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Kentford Heiress (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Fact Of The Matter (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, outpaced in modest 4th 3 out, soon ridden, plugged on same pace, no chance with leaders, 4th of 10, 30l behind Ballyoptic (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar.
Berry De Carjac (FR) 13-2 (11-6) Mid-division, chased leaders 2 out, effort on inside approaching last, ridden and no impression with front pair flat, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Beat The Tide (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Sky Lino (FR) 3-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, steady headway after 4th, chased leading trio after 3 out, mistake 2 out, kept on run-in went 4th close home, no chance with front pair, 4th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Taper Tantrum (11-1) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Aug.
