mistake 1st, led narrowly, not fluent 4th, mistake and headed 6th, with leader until lost place and weakened quickly 9th, pulled up before next
held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, chased clear and easy winner before next, lost 2nd between last 2, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway to track leader 9th, led before 3 out, drew well clear before next, eased right down towards finish
chased leaders, pecked 3rd, lost place 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
disputed lead to 4th, remained in touch, lost place 8th, soon struggling, stayed on to go distant 2nd between last 2, no chance with winner
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4th, joined leader next, led 6th, headed before 3 out, soon lost place, weakened next
Nonrunner
Brendan Powell's Fort Severn has shown signs of ability in novice hurdles and may do better now switched to a handicap but he need to improve to get the better of SCREENSCRAPER, who gets the vote ahead of Vivarini. Caroline Bailey's gelding won back-to-back races here and at Huntingdon last month and has every chance on the form shown in those races but he was found wanting off his new mark at Market Rasen recently and he may now be in the grip of the handicapper so might have to settle for minor honours again. Chris Bealby's Ordelia has shown little in her last couple of starts and looks best watched, while Sarah Humphrey's Quartz Dore has been well held in all three starts over hurdles but is seemingly attractively weighted and he has to be considered. The vote then goes the way of Screenscraper, a point-to-point winner in Ireland, who has shown improvement for going over hurdles in winning well at Perth when last seen in July and he can follow up here off what seems a fair mark of 109.
Screenscraper (IRE) 11-8fav (10-11) Made all, driven out, stayed on well, won at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Jul beating Baaher (11-0) by 4l, 11 ran.
Fort Severn (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, keen hold, under pressure and mistake 4 out, weakened before 2nd last, 4th of 11, 21l behind Kerada (11-4) at Fakenham 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Vivarini 10-3fav (11-1) Held up, chased leaders 3 out, chased winner 2 out, everychance flat, no extra, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Stick Together (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Qollioure (FR) 100-1 (10-9) Held up, chased leaders approaching 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 13, 18l behind Truckers Hall (11-2) at Catterick 2m 3f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) gs.
Quartz Dore (FR) 80-1 (10-9) Held up in tight bunch, no chance after 6, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Chamirey (11-4) at Fontwell 3m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Walkingonsunshine 50-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, chased clear leader 7th until approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, well behind Paktol Des Brosses (10-9) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Ordelia 25-1 (11-6) Prominent, weakened approaching 8th, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Tarateeno (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec, 9 ran.
