tracked leader, travelled strongly and joined leader at 2 out, every chance after final fence, held close home
mistake at 1st, unseated rider at 2nd
held up, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, made no impression
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, kept on after 2 out, weakened
led until 2 out, headed at final fence, rallied and ran on again close stages, won gamely
tracked leaders, outpaced and ridden before 3 out, made no impression
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Frenchy Du Large took advantage of heavy ground to lose his maiden rag over hurdles at Ludlow in February and makes his chasing debut. Winning point-to-pointer and bumper Uptown Harry took advantage of a stamina test when getting off the mark over fences at Perth but First Account has struggled on the Flat since landing a handicap hurdle at Perth in July though has managed to win over fences. WELL ABOVE PAR isn’t the most consistent performer but is up to winning this at his best. He won a better race than this over the track and trip in March and his trainer will have him ready.
First Account 7-4fav (9-11) Pulled hard in last pair, headway 3f out, plugged on final 2f, 4th of 8, 24 3/4l behind Wynford (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Frenchy Du Large (FR) 7-2 (11-6) Prominent, led 5th, jumped left and headed next, led again before 7th, not fluent 2 out, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Feb beating Bells Of Peterboro (11-6) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Uptown Harry (IRE) 15-8fav (11-4) Led or disputed lead, bumped and pecked 1st, hard pressed from 2 out, in command and edged left flat, driven out, won at Perth 3m hcp (4) sft in May beating Roxboro Road (11-9) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
If Not For Dylan (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Held up in last, mistake 10th, closed on outside 12th, faltered on bend before 4 out, lost place and well beaten after, last of 4, 20 1/4l behind Dorking Boy (12-3) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Well Above Par (IRE) 15-2 (11-5) Prominent, not fluent 1st, midfield 2nd, towards rear 13th, lost touch 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Blakerigg (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) In touch in mid-division, closed 13th, ridden and lost 3rd after 2 out, no extra, 8th of 9, 32l behind Speak Of The Devil (11-5) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Victory Echo (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Prominent, ridden and faded before 2 out, 5th of 6, 36 1/2l behind Brelan D'As (11-7) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Caboy (FR) 9-1 (10-5) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden and stayed on well run-in, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Calipso Collonges (11-10) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Nov.