held up, behind from 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
made all, not fluent 5 out, unchallenged
held up mid-division, weakened from 10th, fell last
held up, hit 6th, not fluent 7th, weakened from next
tracked leaders, chased winner from 5th, no impression
tracked leaders, reminders after 7th, went 3rd from 9th, never dangerous
tracked leaders, blundered 5th, weakened from 9th, pulled up before 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, outpaced 10th, went poor 3rd 2 out
held up in rear, went remote 4th 4 out, never dangerous
Blinkers may be the making of Jim Tango however a safer proposition could be SPELLCHECKER who is preferred to Stuff Of Dreams. The selection was 20/1 for his chasing bow last time out and he was in the process of running a very good race when falling two from home. He has been given time to get over that mishap and assuming his confidence is intact he should go well on ground that he has shown he handles. The Kealshore Kid has run in two fair races and may find this company easier, Hazy Oaks needs to improve considerably for the switch to fences, whilst Starbougg has shaped with promise over fences earlier in the year. Of more interest however is Stuff Of Dreams; Ferdy Murphy has his horses in good form and this four-year-old filly receives plenty of weight on this chasing bow. She is unexposed and the market should help point to her chance this afternoon. Modest hurdler Jim Tango was a no-show on his chasing debut at Wetherby in October but is capable of better with new headgear on, however it is Spellchecker who is preferred.
Fencote Mystery 15-2 (10-1) Chased leaders, reminders approaching 7th, weakened approaching last, 5th of 11, 10l behind Braddock Island (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Jim Tango (FR) 33-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway to track leaders after 5th, led 4 out, headed next, chased winner until no extra approaching last, 3rd of 15, 21l behind Jocheski (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f 4yo Am hcp hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Major Card (FR) 25-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 7th, headway after 14th, weakened approaching 4 out, 6th of 9, well behind Morning Moment (11-2) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (4) gf.
Mysterious World (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Prominent, jumped right 1st, weakening when ran wide bend approaching 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 10, 45l behind Danish Monarch (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Jul.
Spellchecker (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up in last, headway 4 out, blundered 2 out, went 2nd, looked held when fell heavily last, in a race won by Beautiful Vision (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf in Sep, 7 ran.
The Kealshore Kid (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up, ridden 5 out, never on terms, 13th of 14, 38l behind Double Vodka (11-2) at Catterick 2m 3f beg chs (4) sft.
Hazy Oaks 9-1 (10-9) In rear, hit 1st, reminders 7th, ridden after 3 out, tailed off, pulled up before next, in a race won by Hareem (10-3) at Market Rasen 2m 3f clm hdl (5) sft in Nov, 9 ran.
Starbougg 4-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 15, well behind Smuglin (10-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Stuff Of Dreams 33-1 (11-5) Held up in last, tailed off 5th, 12th of 13, well behind Viable (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
