held up at rear, ridden and outpaced at 2 out, made no impression
raced in mid-division, made headway and every chance before 2 out, outpaced and ridden before last, kept on close home
held up at rear, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on after last, snatched third close home
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on and rallied after last, not reach leaders
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, weakened after last
tracked leader, blundered 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
led and headed after 2 out, ridden and kept on after last, always held
raced in mid-division, made headway before 2 out, ran on well to lead after final hurdle, won going away
NonRunner
Sammylou won over a similar distance at Fontwell when last in action in May and has subsequently switched yards. But MORRAMAN (NAP) has the more recent form having made the most of a slide down the weights to score with a bit in hand at Musselburgh last month. Theo Gillard’s allowance negates most of a 4lb rise and this faster ground is not problem. Bari Breeze found one too good in a maiden hurdle recently while Classic Escape should be sharper for last month’s spin over fences and can race off an 8lb lower mark back over the smaller obstacles.
Sammylou (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Held up in close 4th, not fluent 6th, 3rd next, 2nd before 4 out, led next, went badly right last, edged right run-in, driven and stayed on gamely, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gf in May beating Lithic (11-11) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Morraman (IRE) 3-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, steadied slightly 3rd, closed from 4 out, challenged 2 out, soon bumped slightly, led last, stayed on well to draw clear flat, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Aurora Thunder (10-12) by 4l, 7 ran.
Catchmeifyoucan (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, joined leaders 5 out, headed and ridden after 3 out, gradually faded, 8th of 9, 34 1/2l behind Wakool (11-2) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Classic Escape (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Midfield, ridden 4 out, weakened before 2 out, last of 9, dist behind Hewick (11-12) at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Bari Breeze (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Led until after 1st, chased leader, led 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed after 3 out, switched right after next, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 12, 3 1/4l behind World Of Dreams (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Kauto D'Amour (FR) 5-1 (11-3) Close up, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, dropped to rear, staying on one pace in fourth when fell last, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Tomorrow's Angel 7-1 (11-4) Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, kept on an after 2 out, weakened after last, 5th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Stolen Money (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
White Walker 16-5fav (11-0) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, headway wide before 3 out, mistake last, weakened flat, 4th of 11, 9l behind Railway Muice (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Another Theatre (IRE) 80-1 (11-5) Prominent, ridden after 4 out, weakened well before 3 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Haafapiece (11-10) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.