held up in rear, effort before 4 out, never dangerous
with leaders, led 5 out, ridden before 2 out, clear before last, no extra and headed near finish
with leaders, blundered 6 out and lost place, rallied before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd place run-in
towards rear, struggling from 6 out
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along before 4 out, hit last, soon weakened
held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway after 5 out, bumped 4 out, ridden before last, no extra and lost 3rd place run-in
led to 5 out, tracked leader, bumped 4 out, ridden and rallied before last, kept on to regain lead near finish
Withdrawn
Moorland Jack won at Worcester in July and came right back to form at Warwick last time. The mare Jewellery has gone close in both starts over fences but most of these are experienced handicappers and she'll need more to open her account. Politeo has lost his way but there should be more to come from In By Midnight while neither Jackies Solitaire nor Midnight Lira can be left out of calculations. Not much went right for ROLL THE DICE in two runs last season but hopefully a rest will have rekindled his enthusiasm. Philip Hobbs' charge is very fairly treated here if he's got his act together again.
Moorlands Jack 4-1 (11-12) Not always fluent, chased leaders, lost place 6th, behind 9th, closed before 12th, outpaced 14th, rallied after 3 out, led flat, stayed on, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd beating Unknown Legend (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Midnight Lira 8-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5 out, headway next, 2 lengths down in 2nd when hampered and left in lead 2 out, soon ridden, held on near finish, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr beating Picaroon (10-10) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Roll The Dice (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, reminder after 5th, weakened 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Special Account (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Apr, 7 ran.
Politeo (FR) 25-1 (11-9) Mid-division, lost place before 4th, soon niggled along, behind from 7th, 5th of 7, 36l behind Going Concern (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Sep.
In By Midnight 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden before 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 5, 29l behind Barton Stacey (11-9) at Stratford 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Judge Davis 20-1 (11-0) Prominent, led 3rd, headed 6th, not fluent 10th, outpaced after 3 out, 4th of 7, 24l behind Simply Wings (10-9) at Towcester 2m 3f beg chs (3) sft in Dec '12.
Jewellery (IRE) 6-5fav (11-12) Led, headed before 3 out, ridden to regain lead last, kept on and headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 5, nk behind Keychain (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Sep.
Jackies Solitaire 16-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until ridden between last 2, no extra in 4th flat, 4th of 11, 13l behind Double Double (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Apr.
