tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
led, blundered 2nd, headed next, chased winner, ridden before 3 out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, led 3rd, made rest, stayed on well, driven out
held up towards rear, disputing 3rd when fell 3 out
towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon outpaced, went a well held 4th before last, never dangerous
in rear, blundered 3rd, soon pushed along and tailed off, pulled up
Less Time showed some ability over hurdles and could be the type to do better over fences. Pearls Legend kept on well behind Malibu Sun at Leicester last month but has already had nine starts over the larger obstacles without winning. Tough Trade is probably more interesting as he's less exposed and appears to have a progressive profile but CODY WYOMING continues to impress in chases and a repeat of his latest second over track and trip, when conceding 16lb to the winner, would make him hard to beat. Russborough was placed three times over fences in France and it isn't badly treated so could make a race of it if fully wound-up.
Russborough (FR) 10-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, no extra from 2 out, 5th of 7, 26l behind Call The Cops (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Pearls Legend 7-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, blundered 6th, headway before 4 out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Malibu Sun (11-9) at Leicester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Dec.
Cody Wyoming 9-4 (11-8) Tracked winner, ridden before last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Oorayvic (10-3) at Catterick 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Dec.
Tough Trade 11-2 (11-4) Held up in last pair, headway 5 out, chased leaders on outside 3 out, disputed 3rd when pecked next, ridden and kept on same pace in 4th flat, 4th of 7, 5l behind Clan William (10-6) at Newcastle 2m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Less Time (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up, went 4th after 5th, shaken up and outpaced from 3 out, went 3rd before last, well held by front pair, 3rd of 8, 24l behind Parlour Games (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in May.
Khelac 40-1 (9-4) Prominent, weakened 3 out, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Special Wells (10-12) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
