prominent, hit 3rd, front pair went clear from 4th, lost place 10th, hit 12th, behind when mistake 4 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway 12th, mistake 14th, led 3 out, stayed on well, drew clear final 100 yards
held up, headway 7th, went 3rd 9th, led approaching 14th, blundered next, soon headed, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, stayed on under pressure, no impression on winner final 125 yards, no extra
towards rear, pushed along 13th, some headway approaching 3 out, no impression, stayed on flat, never nearer
prominent, led 4th, headed 8th, led 11th untilapproaching 14th, led after next until after 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, jinked left to avoid faller when unseated rider last
tracked leaders, mistake 14th, no impression on leaders from 3 out, 6th when fell last
led until 4th, led 8th until not fluent 11th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
mistake 5th, always in rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next
held up in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, no impression, hampered last, never on terms, 7th when brought down last
mid-division, jumped right and headway 11th, went 3rd after 3 out, soon outpaced by front pair, lost 3rd and no extra when bumped last
held up in rear, not fluent 13th, headway approaching 4 out, ridden next, outpaced by leaders, went 3rd when jumped left and bumped last, no impression on front pair
mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, no impression after, hampered last
in rear, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, mistakes 12th and 15th, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
Nonrunner
TIME FOR SPRING has only had one run over fences but that could hardly have worked out any better with Carlisle second and third, Ballycolin and Rolecarr, both winning next time. A progressive sort over hurdles last season, Charlie Longsdon's seven-year-old may have been let in lightly on his handicap debut over the larger obstacles and can land this amateur event under Gold Cup-winning rider Sam Waley-Cohen. Bescot Springs has won at Hexham and Kelso this year but needs to step up again to figure here and a bigger danger may be Barel Of Laughs, who won at Tipperary and Thurles last month and is still heading in the right direction. Buena Vista is better over hurdles, while this may be a bit far for Swing Bill and Pigeon Island, and Estates Recovery may be too high in the weights now. Stewarts House won at Newton Abbot in August, however, and neither Bai Zhu nor Sound Stage can be ignored.
Estates Recovery (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 7th, not fluent 12th, rallied approaching 14th, hit 16th, driven in 5th when blundered 4 out, soon beaten, stayed on same pace flat, 5th of 9, 14l behind Qhilimar (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Sep.
Swing Bill (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Held up in rear, mistake 4 out, headway after 2 out, stayed on before last, went modest 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 19l behind Rebel Du Maquis (11-9) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in May.
Stewarts House (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd before 3rd, led next until approaching 11th, led again 4 out, driven clear last, stayed on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) gs in Aug beating Life Of A Luso (10-7) by 6l, 14 ran.
Pigeon Island 16-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, mistake 5th and last briefly, reminders after 12th, outpaced from next, soon behind, 4th of 5, well behind Poquelin (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G2 (1) gd in Apr.
Bai Zhu (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Chased leading duo, went 2nd 11th, blundered and lost 2nd 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Triggerman (10-10) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-150 (2) gd in Apr.
Bescot Springs (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, blundered 7th, challenged 17th, led before emitted last fence, stayed on well flat, won at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Oct beating Garleton (11-5) by 13l, 10 ran.
Fort View (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, reminders 8th, behind when blundered next, tailed off, 6th of 8, 32l behind Lord Ryeford (10-10) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Oct.
Masked Man (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Prominent, lost ground on leaders 7th, ridden after 9th, rallied next, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Otage De Brion (11-5) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in May '10.
Frosted Grape (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Quickly away, led and clear to before 5th, ridden and headed after next, soon behind, tailed off 3 out, last of 7, well behind Violin Davis (10-8) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl (2) gs.
Time For Spring (IRE) 7-4fav (11-4) Held up towards rear, mistake 9th, headway before 3 out, led run-in, kept on, won at Carlisle 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in Oct beating Ballycolin (11-4) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Barel Of Laughs (IRE) 5-1fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, closed from before straight, challenged and on terms from between last 2, gained narrow lead and stayed on well run-in, won at Thurles 3m hcp chs 0-109 gd in Oct beating Model County Lass (11-9) by hd, 18 ran.
Quattrocento (FR) 11-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd 16th until driven approaching 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 7, 15l behind Iheardu (10-10) at Cheltenham 3m am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Oct.
Somatic (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Waited with, closer in 4th approaching straight, kept on same pace from before 2 out, 4th of 6, 13l behind Serve Time (11-2) at Limerick 2m 6f nov chs gd in Jul.
Buena Vista (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, lost place after 9th, weakened before next, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Paint The Clouds (10-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gf in Oct.
Sound Stage 12-1 (11-12) In touch on inside, lost place 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 11th of 14, well behind Gormanstown Cuckoo (11-11) at Aintree 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
