jumped left at times led, headed narrowly 4 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
tracked leader, jumped left 14th, led narrowly next, clear approaching last, ran on, comfortable
tracked leader until 14th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out
close up in 4th when unsighted and hampered and fell 14th
not fluent early, held up in 5th, struck by faller 14th, ridden to go 3rd 3 out, no impression from next
Course and distance winner Wiesentraum jumped well and came readily clear of the well-backed Carrigmorna King at Warwick last time. But the winning distance was exaggerated by the fact that the second stopped to a walk after the last and Lucy Wadham's charge has 7lb more to carry today. The winning run of TEAK (NAP) had to come to an end some time but he was far from disgraced when seventh in the Cesarewitch just under two weeks ago. He was only beaten a length on his only previous start over fences and could be a bit of a blot on the handicap in this rated 2lb lower than when scoring over hurdles at Plumpton last month. Dreamsoftheatre remains in the handicapper's grip while Fruity O' Rooney is hard to catch right nowadays but Valleyofmilan still has some scope and is running well.
Fruity O'Rooney 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, blundered 3rd, soon in rear, pushed along after 7th, never dangerous, 5th of 6, well behind Workbench (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Wiesentraum (GER) 7-2 (11-7) Held up in touch, closed 11th, went 2nd next, led 13th, drew clear flat, stayed on well, won at Warwick 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd beating Carrigmorna King (11-8) by 14l, 6 ran.
Dreamsoftheatre (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, headway 12th, weakened before 16th, tailed off, 5th of 10, well behind What A Warrior (11-7) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.
Valleyofmilan (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 6, 14l behind Raajih (11-12) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Sep.
Teak (IRE) Evensfav (11-4) Took keen hold, held up last, closer order 8th, 4th at 11th, smooth headway approaching 3 out, led before 2 out, came clear 2 out, easily, won at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gf in Sep beating Fighter Jet (11-7) by 5l, 6 ran.
