led, hit and fell 3 out
tracked leader until 3rd, close up, ridden 4 out, badly hampered next, behind when fell last
keen, close up in rear, not fluent and rider briefly lost iron, headway to track leader next, left in lead 3 out, ridden next, headed and hampered approaching last, kept on
close up in rear, headway to track leader 4th, hampered and nearly brought down 3 out, ridden to lead when went right approaching last, ridden out
tracked leader until 3rd, close up, not fluent next, pushed along and outpaced 5th, ridden and struggling when pulled before 6th, dismounted
FOXTROT JULIET showed her liking for fast ground when making all to beat the long odds-on Rhythm Is A Dancer at Wincanton. Whether that form is reliable or not is unclear but she doesn't have any more to do here. Ormskirk made most and jumped well when beating three rivals at Leicester in August but ran poorly after a break at Ludlow last week. Highway Star has never won and even a 3lb drop in the ratings probably won't be enough but Uno Mas should find this a bit easier than the Ascot handicap he ran in last time and he wasn't beaten far in his previous two starts. Winning bumper Seven Nation Army has been beaten a long way in recent starts over timber.
Foxtrot Juliet 13-2 (10-5) Made all, wandered at some flights, left clear 2 out, kept on well, won at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) fm in Oct beating Rhythm Is A Dancer (10-12) by 12l, 4 ran.
Ormskirk 20-1 (11-3) Off the pace in mid-division, some headway on long run before 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, 12th of 14, dist behind Midnight Glory (10-9) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Highway Star (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Led after 1st, jumped left 5th, headed next, lost place after 3 out, 7th of 8, 26 1/4l behind Jacbequick (11-9) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Uno Mas 14-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, weakened before 2 out, pulled up last, at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Seven Nation Army (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Mid-division, jumped right 1st and 13th, soon outpaced, well beaten after 3 out, 10th of 11, dist behind Corner Creek (11-11) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
