Florencethemachine (IRE) 11-10fav (11-10) Led, headed and lost ground when bad mistake 5th, good recovery by rider, awkward 6th, made ground and back in touch with better jump 12th, rallied to chase leaders 3 out, stayed on dispute second from 2 out, weakened towards finish, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind A Definite Getaway (11-3) at Exeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Face D'music (IRE) 17-2 (12-0) Led, briefly headed 1st, disputed lead before 4th, headed before 9th where hampered, soon lost position and ridden, not fluent 3 out, tailed off before 2 out, 8th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Butler's Brief (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Another Folly (FR) 18-1 (11-13) Raced in second, disputed 5th, clearly led again 6th, joined 4 out, headed 3 out, outpaced by front pair from 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 4 3/4l behind Harrys Hope (10-13) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
