held up, headway 12th to track leaders, ridden to chase leader approaching 4 out, kept on but no extra from last
held up, smooth headway after 13th to chase leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last
soon tailed off, pulled up before 9th
led after 2nd until slipped badly and headed 12th, weakened after next
blundered and unseated rider 2nd
mid-division until 9th, soon behind, pulled up before 11th
in touch, led 13th, ridden after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra when headed close home
mid-division, mistake 6th, blundered and unseated rider 13th
mid-division, headway to chase leader after 13th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
led until 2nd, prominent, led briefly after 12th, chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on well to lead close home
chased leaders, mistake 1st, joined leaders 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out
behind from 9th, pulled up before 10th
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Mini Dare gets the vote here with Brisbane Road and Billy Ballbreaker rating the main dangers. The selection won well a couple of runs ago and had every chance until falling last time out. He remains on a handy mark and under conditions that suit he is taken to regain the winning thread.Brisbane Road rates the main danger as he won with a little in hand when beating Villica last time out. However this looks much more competitive and he will need to improve again to win off this revised mark. Billy Ballbreaker is another that could go well but he has been let down by his jumping of late so can not be put forward with any confidence. Up The Pub is another with place claims on his latest fourth behind Precious Bane but he looks high enough in the weights for what he has actually achived. Of the remainder Hever Road is from a yard in form and should be noted in the market but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Mini Dare.
Mini Dare 4-5fav (11-3) Held up, headway 9th, chased leader 11th, close up when fell 3 out in race won by Sweet Bird (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-105 (E) gs in Nov, 6 ran.
Brisbane Road (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Close up, reminder after 9th, went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, in command when rider almost unseated flat, won at Plumpton 3m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gd in May beating Vallica (11-1) by 4l, 9 ran.
Billy Ballbreaker (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Not fluent, held up, ridden approaching 14th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 9, 19l behind Up The Pub (10-5) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) hvy in Nov.
Up The Pub (IRE) 11-4fav (11-9) In touch, headway to dispute 2nd when carried right by loose horse bend before 3 out, weakened, 4th of 10, 33l behind Precious Bane (10-7) at Lingfield 3m nov hcp chs (F) sft in Nov.
Trenance 5-1 (11-7) Chased leader, led 7th to 9th, weakened 10th, tailed off when fell at the 11th in race won by Hi Laurie (11-9) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-90 (F) sft in Oct, 8 ran.
Hever Road (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Held up rear, headway 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Marjina (10-13) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (F) hvy in Jan, 14 ran.
Moorland Monarch 7-1 (9-12) Prominent, ridden 4 out, left 2nd 2 out, ran on under pressure from last, 2nd of 14, 5l behind King Coal (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gs in Nov.
Alcatras (IRE) 3-1fav (10-3) Tracked leaders, jumped right throughout, ridden 4 out, weakened when mistake 3 out, 5th of 14, 21l behind Excellent Vibes (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (F) gd in Jul.
