held up in touch, slightly hampered 14th, went 2nd next, led 2 out, clear last, easily
in rear, headway 8th, went 2nd 12th, slightly hampered 14th, 3rd and held when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, lost 3rd close home
led until 1st, last 5th, behind from 9th
prominent until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden 12th, lost place 14th, weakened before 3 out, went 3rd close home
went wrong on landing 1st and pulled up
jumped right, led 1st until 6th, bumped 10th, not fluent 11th, mistake next, left in lead 14th, headed 2 out, no impression last
prominent, not fluent 1st, not much room 4th, led 6th, mistake 8th, bumped 10th, grabbed at 14th and unseated rider
Steel Wave wins his fair share and has been successful here in the past, though is still 6lb higher than when successful at Southwell in March. Young Wolf has tumbled down the ratings while Seemingly So has found only one too good the last twice and finished ahead of the returning Methodtothemadness at Musselburgh at the start of the year. Peter's Portrait is also returning from a break as is GLENDRUID but the latter has plenty of scope over fences having finished second at Newton Abbot in June. Kauto D'Amour, also lightly raced in chases, might be the danger.
Methodtothemadness (IRE) 13-2 (12-3) In rear, hit 1st, ridden after 3 out, never in contention, 4th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Oceans Red (10-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Steel Wave (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Towards rear, in touch, hit 2 out and ridden, headway to press leader approaching final fence where mistake, kept on but no extra run-in, 2nd of 4, 3l behind El Paso Wood (11-11) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Young Wolf (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Towards rear, reminders after 2nd, headway into midfield before 5th, lost touch before 6 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Red Happy (10-10) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Seemingly So (IRE) 11-4 (11-9) Led, jumped right 1st, headed 9th, ridden 3 out, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Dee Star (11-7) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Glendruid (IRE) 15-8fav (10-12) Led, keen early, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, chased leader thereafter, no extra from last, 2nd of 4, 7 1/2l behind Morgenstern (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Kauto D'Amour (FR) 8-1 (11-11) Led until 2nd, prominent, lost place and ridden 12th, outpaced 3 out, rallied flat, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Henry Brown (10-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Peter's Portrait (IRE) 11-4fav (11-8) Chased leaders, not that fluent, lost place 4th, plugged on from 17th, went remote 2nd after 2 out until flat, weakened into 4th close home, 4th of 6, 19 1/4l behind Johnny B (11-12) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
