led until not fluent 1st, led 2nd, headed 3 out, no extra 2 out, mistake last
chased leaders, jumped left and bumped 8th, closed 4 out, led 3 out, edged right and pressed last, headed towards finish
chased leaders, not fluent and lost some ground 4th, closed when bumped 8th, every chance 3 out, 3rd and no extra inside final 100 yards
not always fluent, led 1st, headed next, prominent, lost place before 3 out
soon behind, closed on outside 4 out, challenged last, stayed on flat, led towards finish
Onemorefortheroad made a winning start over the larger obstacles here before Christmas. There is plenty of scope for further improvement but he has been raised 7lb so has to give 15lb to CHANCEUX, who has only gone up 4lb after getting off the mark in cosy fashion at Hereford. Parisencore can build on a second at Ayr and Ukantango also found only one too good at Wetherby while Richhill will probably be winning once he sorts out his jumping.
Onemorefortheroad 9-2 (12-2) Pressed leader, led and hit 3rd, went clear before 7th, blundered 4 out, hit last, reduced lead run-in, always doing enough, won at Doncaster 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec beating Tommy Cullen (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Parisencore (FR) 15-2 (10-12) In touch with leaders, smooth headway 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, not fluent last and soon headed, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Marble Sands (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Ukantango (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Chased leaders, hit 7th and dropped to rear but in touch, pushed along home turn, stayed on from 3 out, hung left after 2 out, ridden and pressed leader last, kept on, always held, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Cerendipity (11-8) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Richhill (IRE) 11-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, lost 2nd briefly 8th, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Djelo (11-10) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Chanceux (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Made all, soon clear, reduced lead 7th, faced strong challenge from 5 out, forged 1 length ahead home turn, pushed out run-in to assert closing stages, won at Hereford 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec beating Beau Balko (11-5) by 3l, 4 ran.