took keen hold, held up, towards rear, some headway on outside into mid-division, 6th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out
held up, towards rear, headway tracking leaders 7th, keeping on when hampered by faller 3 out, one pace after, plugged on into modest 4th run-in
tracked winner until after 3rd, not fluent 5th, chased leaders, 2nd again and every chance when fell heavily 3 out
chased leaders, on outside, pushed along and outpaced after 7th, rallied before next, every chance when left 2nd 3 out, ridden and one pace between last two, no chance with winner
held up, towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 7th, headway on outside approaching 3 out, modest 5th 2 out, plugged on into 3rd run-in
raced keenly, chased leaders, pecked 1st, pushed along and weakening when slightly hampered 3 out
raced keenly, tracked winner after 3rd until approaching 3 out, chased leaders, left disputing 2nd 3 out, ridden and no impression in 3rd when hung left before the last, weakened run-in
always behind, pushed along and struggling 4th, tailed off 7th, went badly right 3 out
always towards rear, tailed off
made all, clear after 3rd until next, clear again from 2 out, ridden and wandered right run-in
CAPELAND didn't overly impress when landing a first novice hurdle success at Newton Abbot in October but as a result looks to have got in on a feasible mark for this handicap bow. All four career performances to date have indicated that he's the sort to only do just enough, whilst his ability to handle any type of ground is an added plus. Stable companion Far West is one to note in the market as he returns after an absence of over 620 days, though he's more likely to need the run before taking up other options. Hello George has plenty of scope to work with but is another that's been absent for a long while and Space Oddity could be more interesting off just 10-3, although his two runs to date this term have been rather low-key. So the one to hunt up the selection may well be Kayf Blanco, who has no fitness issues and ran a fine race last time when taking third behind Brain Power in a competitive Sandown hurdle, form which looks even better now.
Far West (FR) 1-4fav (11-4) Made all, ridden after last, just held on, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (3) gd in Apr beating Union Saint (10-12) by hd, 3 ran.
Kayf Blanco 14-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, headway on inside tracking leaders before 2 out, soon pushed along, disputing 4th between last 2 until approaching last, kept on run-in, went never dangerous 3rd last 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 4 3/4l behind Brain Power (11-10) at Sandown 2m hcp lst (1) gs in Dec.
Lord Of The Island (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-10) Chased leaders, pushed along in close 2nd when bumped and hampered 3 out, lost 2nd and hit next, ridden and one pace in 3rd before the last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Trans Express (10-5) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Here's Herbie 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leader until 3 out, weakened before last, 7th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Stamp Your Feet (10-5) at Hereford 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Doubly Clever (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, weakened before last, 8th of 13, 18l behind Kapstadt (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Capeland (FR) 4-6fav (10-12) Always prominenet, led after 3 out, ridden between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, won at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) gd in Oct beating Book Direct (10-12) by 1l, 14 ran.
Hello George (IRE) 4-6fav (11-5) Made all, kept on strongly from last, won at Kelso 2m 5f (4) gf in Oct beating Cooking Fat (11-5) by 6l, 8 ran.
Sadler's Gold (IRE) 8-15fav (11-0) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, led before 3 out, well in command before 2 out, easily, won at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (5) gf in Apr beating Hill Fort (11-0) by 8l, 5 ran.
Seven Kingdoms (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Chased winner, not fluent 4th or 5th, ridden and beaten 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Unison (11-1) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Space Oddity (FR) 11-2 (11-3) Tracked leader, hit 3rd, settled into 3rd place on long run before 4th, pushed along and no impression in 5th 3 out, left modest 4th and hampered last, 4th of 11, 18 1/4l behind Trans Express (10-5) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
