tracked leader, ridden 2 out, hampered and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
held up, headway 5 out, tracked leaders next, ridden and kept on one pace
towards rear, pushed along 5 out, stayed on flat, not trouble leaders
held up jumped right 1st, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, no impression after
jumped right, led ridden 2 out, hung left and headed towards finish
in rear and hampered 1st, pushed along 5th, pulled up 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next
in touch, pushed along and weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, short of room and stayed on to lead towards finish
towards rear, hampered and brought down 1st
close up, mistake 4th, weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out
Fearless Action lost his maiden tag at the 14th time of asking at Kelso for which he's up 5lb. Gone In Sixty is 0-17 and recent form figures flatter him but winning point-to-pointer GUILLAUME made a promising debut over fences at Sedgefield in April and can defy an absence. Winning hurdler Fanfan Du Seuil hasn't run over fences since pulling up at Aintree three years ago while Howyouplaythegame appears to need softer ground. Key Factor looks best of the remainder.
Fanfan Du Seuil (FR) 7-2 (12-0) Led until 2nd, led after 3 out, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Lady Babs (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Guillaume (IRE) 11-2 (11-13) Tracked leaders in 5th, closer in 4th at 11th, went 3rd between last two, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Zara's Universe (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Fearless Action (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, ridden and briefly outpaced 2 out, upsides last, soon led and went clear, kept on well, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Hector Master (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Gone In Sixty 10-3 (10-12) Rear mid-division, not fluent 1st, some headway 3 out, pushed along into 3rd home turn, ridden and weakened last, 5th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Extraordinary Man (11-6) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Howyouplaythegame (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Led, mistake 2nd, not fluent 5th, soon headed, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 6, dist behind Flash Gorcombe (10-8) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Fox's Socks (FR) 28-1 (10-12) In rear, headway going well before 3 out where made mistake, soon pushed along, blunder 2 out, ran into 3rd, made no impression, 3rd of 8, 26 1/2l behind Mystic Man (11-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Key Factor (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Held up towards rear, jumped left 2nd, ridden after 8th, well beaten 4 out, 4th of 10, 26l behind Stroll On By (12-0) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Solid Fuel 25-1 (10-2) In rear, last 7th, some headway before 4 out, no impression, soon weakened, 7th of 10, dist behind Stroll On By (12-0) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Loudspeaker 33-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 16, 33 1/4l behind Asian Spice (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Out For The Count (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Off the pace in mid-division, headway 15th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 8, dist behind Regarde (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Scottsdale 33-1 (10-2) Led, jumped right throughout, headed 4th, led again 7th, headed home turn, dropped away 2 out, last of 7, dist behind Royle Steel (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
