in touch in 4th, mistake 4 out, headway before 3 out, chased winner 2 out, ridden before last, no extra last 100 yards
held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, headway before last, kept on
held up in rear, ridden and headway before 3 out, weakened before last
held up mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon outpaced, kept on before the last
tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
led and keen, headed before 3 out, weakened before last
tracked leader, mistake 5 out, led before 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, kept on well run-in
held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened
held up behind, reminders before 4 out, never dangerous
Cloud Creeper won a novices' event off a higher mark back in March and has a pipe-opener at Chepstow under his belt. But FANTASY KING is preferred on his second at Bangor earlier in the year. Just 2lb lower today with Tony Kelly's allowance further helping his cause, he may come out best. Monksgold can figure if fully primed on his reappearance and Paloma's Prince has plenty of scope for improvement on his first start since July. The remainder are harder to fancy though Mister Bishop won over fences way back in 2010.
Cloud Creeper (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway after 7th, soon outpaced, rallied 4 out, hampered and left 2nd briefly 2 out, no extra last, 5th of 9, 24l behind Boondooma (10-10) at Chepstow 2m 4f (3) gs in Oct.
Fantasy King 7-1 (11-4) Always behind, in a race won by Rockchasebullett (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Sep, 7 ran.
Monksgold (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway 7th, went 3rd last, stayed on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Ned Stark (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Paloma's Prince (IRE) 10-11fav (10-12) Tracked leading pair, mistakes 2nd and 5th, ridden after 4 out, went 2nd next, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 13l behind Book Of Excuses (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Twin Barrels 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, no impression before last, 4th of 16, 25l behind Azure Aware (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in May '13.
Mister Bishop (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Led and soon clear, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened next, 3rd of 10, 46l behind Maximiser (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Boruma (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, mistake 1st, led after 4th, headed 7th, left in lead next, hampered by loose horse 10th, fell 3 out, in a race won by Shine A Diamond (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd, 4 ran.
Madrasa (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Always behind, tailed off 3 out, 10th of 13, well behind Acordingtoscript (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Strikemaster (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Always behind, driven along before 4 out, struggling after, eased before 2 out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind What A Scientist (10-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug '10.
