held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, headway 4 out to chase leaders, ridden and weakened before last
tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before last, kept on well
prominent, weakened from 3 out
tracked leader, led before 5 out, headed 4 out, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway 5 out, led 2 out, headed before last, kept on and well held by winner
tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, one pace from last
in rear and mistakes, never dangerous, pulled up before 3 out
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out
led to before 5 out, hung left and quickly weakened, tailed off, pulled up
Navanman has already been placed in a point-to-point and a bumper and should have a future over hurdles. The Nephew's defeat of Violet's Boy over fences at Fontwell has been franked and he's preferred to another chaser, Ringa Bay, and Filatore. Fred Le Macon might appreciate the step up in trip and is preferred to stablemate The Tourard Man on this occasion but HOWLONGISAFOOT should prove hard to beat. Paul Nicholls has two in this but daughter Megan appears to have the plum ride, her mount finally getting off the mark at Newton Abbot in April having gone close several times previously in decent company.
Howlongisafoot (IRE) 4-7fav (10-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead 2 out, soon hung left, kept on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr beating Cool George (10-10) by 9l, 8 ran.
Filatore (IRE) 2-1 (10-11) Last and behind after jumping left and mistake 1st, well beaten 3 out, 4th of 5, 36l behind Minella Present (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f cond mdn hdle (5) gd.
Fred Le Macon (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden before 3 out, mistake 2 out, no chance with winner, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 13, 22l behind Germany Calling (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m NH mdn hdl (4) gd in May.
Morito Du Berlais (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 13, well behind River Deep (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f NH mdn hdl (4) hvy in May.
Raid Stane (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Behind, pushed along after 4th, headway into mid-division after 7th, weakened 9th, pulled up 11th, in a race won by Heronry (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gf in Jun, 10 ran.
Ringa Bay 4-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, tracked leader, hit 2nd, awkward and lost 2nd next, chased leading pair, next, blundered 7th, not fluent 8th, jumped slowly 10th, not fluent 11th, lost 3rd 12th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Itoldyou (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Mar, 4 ran.
The Nephew (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Raced keenly, made all, mistake 4 out, driven and stayed on well run in and always holding on, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd beating Violets Boy (11-1) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
The Tourard Man (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Mid-division, progress from before 9th to chase leaders, 3rd and challenged from before 3 out, led last, soon strongly pressed, kept on well, headed close home, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Winter Magic (11-9) at Cork 3m hts chs in Apr.
King Of All Kings (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Chased leading pair, 2nd over 8f out until 5f out, chased leading pair, ridden and weakening when lost modest 4th over 3f out, 6th of 8, 47l behind Rock The Kasbah (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (6) sft.
Miss P 100-1 (10-7) Towards rear, mistake 6th, lost touch next, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Parish Business (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep, 14 ran.
Ragtime Lady 100-1 (10-4) Took keen hold tracking leader, carried wide on stable bend, lost 2nd halfway, weakened quickly over 6f out, well tailed off, last of 12, well behind Potters Corner (11-1) at Chepstow 2m cond NH flat (6) gd in Sep.
Navanman (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with hard held winner, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind El Namoose (11-9) at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) gd in Sep.