held up in rear, ridden after 5 out, headway before 4 out, one pace and no impression from 3 out
tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well from last
tracked leader from 2nd, led before 4 out, headed 4 out, weakened next
always behind, soon pulled up
tracked leader, left in lead 2nd, headed before 4 out, in 3rd and looking held when fell 2 out
held up towards rear, headway before 7 out, led 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on and always held
in touch in 4th, blundered 6 out, soon lost place, pushed along 4 out, one pace
held up mid-division, headway 5 out, left 3rd 2 out, one pace
led, blundered and unseated rider 2nd
behind, ridden before 4 out, never dangerous
Flying Award likes it here and the ground will suit. Strumble Head and Perfect Candidate arrive off the back of wins but the latter hasn't raced since May and is upped in grade. Houston Dynimo may be in the handicapper's grip but veteran Tullamore Dew is well treated on his best form and preferred to Court By Surprise as Emma Lavelle's runners have mostly needed an outing so far. Financial Climate won the Mandarin at Newbury last year but is still 8lb higher and more interesting is SIXTY SOMETHING. Paul Webber's grey appeals as the type to go well fresh and he'll have no issues with either trip or going.
Houston Dynimo (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) Always prominent, led approaching 3 out, headed briefly next, 2 lengths clear last, soon ridden, headed final 50 yards, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Mart Lane (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Sep.
Court By Surprise (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, effort on outside 3 out, ridden after next, ridden and no impression in 4th between last 2, weakened last, 5th of 9, 33l behind Benbens (11-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
As De Fer (FR) 5-1 (11-10) Held up in last pair, headway to 4th at 7th, went 3rd bypassing omitted fence at top of hill, outpaced and well held after 4 out, pulled up next, in a race won by Fruity O'Rooney (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Apr '13, 6 ran.
Flying Award (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st or 4th, behind 11th, tailed off 15th, pulled up after, in a race won by Rebeccas Choice (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr, 11 ran.
Sixty Something (FR) 7-2fav (11-6) Prominent, led 5 out, pecked 4 out, hit 3 out, soon headed, led before again before 2 out, headed and went right last, no extra flat, 2nd of 10, 18l behind Lamb Or Cod (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
According To Trev (IRE) 28-1 (11-6) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden and lost place after 18th, pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Midnight Prayer (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m Listed ch (1) gs in Mar, 15 ran.
Financial Climate (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) Towards rear and never on terms, mistake 12th, blundered 16th and 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Guess Again (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May.
Tullamore Dew (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway 17th, soon no impression, 7th of 12, 17l behind Hey Big Spender (11-12) at Ascot 3m hcap ch (2) gd in Mar.
Strumble Head (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, made most from 4th, clear before last, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 3m 2f cond hcap ch (4) gd beating Silver Man (11-7) by 8l, 5 ran.
Perfect Candidate (IRE) 13-8 (10-13) Chased leaders, headway to go 2nd 4 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, easily (2 hurdles ommited), won at Wetherby 3m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in May beating Devenish Island (10-13) by 11l, 5 ran.
