chased leader, mistake 1st, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened flat
led, not fluent 13th, headed 4 out, outpaced 2 out, plugged on flat, went 2nd close home
chased leaders, not fluent 10th, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home
held up in last, headway 12th, not fluent 14th, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well
Charlie Uberalles made a strong start over fences when scoring at Perth in June and is now back chasing after a fair hurdling run at Cartmel. He's very lightly-raced and of considerable interest in a tricky little heat. Aviewtosea landed a small Uttoxeter contest before succumbing to a rejuvenated Tedham last time but cannot be ignored off a feasible mark having taken well to fences. Shetland Bus has yet to really convince as a chaser but FAROUK DE CHENEAU could be anything on fencing debut. He's only had four starts since joining Nicky Henderson in 2019, including absences of 230 and 714 days respectively. He shaped satisfactorily at Uttoxeter in June and might just be worth risking in case he's got in here very lightly.
Charlie Uberalles 11-2 (11-8) Towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 3rd before last, soon no chance with winner, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Johnson's Blue (10-10) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Farouk De Cheneau (FR) 14-1 (12-0) Tracked winner, ridden and mistake 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 7 3/4l behind Soul Icon (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Shetland Bus (GER) 4-1 (10-5) Held up in last, jumped right at times, mistake 8th, switched outside and effort before 4 out, no impression 3 out, well beaten 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 4, 23 1/4l behind Imperial Sachin's (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Aviewtosea (IRE) 13-8fav (12-0) Held up behind leaders, went 2nd 3 out, switched right before mistake 2 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, no impression flat, 2nd of 5, 7 1/2l behind Tedham (11-13) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
