made all, well clear from 2 out, not fluent last, unchallenged
mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway 3 out, switched left before mistake 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, nudged along before 3 out, still only 7th last, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish, never near to challenge
chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, no chance with winner from next, lost 2nd towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened after next
chased winner, jumped right 4th, lost 2nd after 3 out, mistake and well held from 2 out
Alistair Ralph had a nice win with promising young hurdler, Jack Sharp, recently and CHANCEUX (NAP) can follow suit. He displayed useful form in bumper company last term and made a pleasing hurdling debut behind A Distant Place at Hereford recently. Improvement is expected and he's the one to beat. The Skelton yard is knocking in the winners and War Call should come on a ton for a fairly gentle introduction at Worcester in October behind I Like To Move it, who went on to land a Cheltenham Grade 2 last weekend. Hititi is hard to assess but his French form was okay and we should learn more about him here. Whynotnowken is the newcomer to note in the market.
Chanceux (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 1st or 5th, mistake last, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind A Distant Place (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Hititi (FR) 14-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, fell 3rd, at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Noter Le (FR) 40-1 (11-3) Off the pace in mid-division, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next, 8th of 16, dist behind Brave Kingdom (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Nov.
War Call (FR) 28-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 10, 16 1/2l behind I Like To Move It (10-11) at Worcester 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Whynotnowken (IRE) Notnowcato gelding out of Midnight Lira.
William Philo 66-1 (10-12) Towards rear on outside, not fluent 5th, well beaten 2 out, plugged on to take 5th flat, 5th of 9, dist behind Moriko De Vassy (10-12) at Hereford 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Camembert Electric (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never involved, 9th of 18, 16 3/4l behind Lady Excalibur (11-1) at Aintree 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
Light Of Athena (IRE) 150-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, raced keenly, some headway when not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, dist behind A Distant Place (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Miss West (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up, raced freely, mistake 1st, ridden well over 3 out, soon lost touch, 10th of 11, dist behind Lebowski (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Rubys Reward 100-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, lost place 3 out, 13th of 16, dist behind Jpr One (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f (4) gs in Nov.