raced wide, tracked leaders until lost place 4 out, soon behind, tailed off
in touch, ridden 3 out, headway next, kept on to go 3rd flat
keen, held up, headway 3 out, pressed leader from next, ridden to lead narrowly last, all out
close up, hit 5th, tracked leaders 4 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, soon lost 3rd
led, ridden 3 out, pressed from next, not fluent and headed narrowly last, rallied close home
in touch in rear, ridden 3 out, hit last 2, not trouble leaders
tracked leader, jumped right 5th, hit 7th, ridden and weakened 2 out
Tanit River returned an easy winner over fences at Towcester last week but has yet to run up to the same level over hurdles. Mango Cap scored at Perth in September but could only manage third at Ayr after making a mess of the last obstacle. DRIFTWOOD HAZE (NAP) returned to action with a placed effort over 3m here behind the progressive Tobefair. He can race off the same mark today and gets the vote having scored over course and distance earlier in the year. Sirop De Menthe drops in class but remains 10lb higher than his latest success.
Awaywiththegreys (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Awkward start, held up in 5th, bumped over 6f out, outpaced 4f out, no impression after, 5th of 7, 10l behind St Michel (8-0) at Beverley 2m hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Driftwood Haze 16-1 (11-9) Held up, headway 6th, close up, ridden to chase leader 3 out, every chance last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Tobefair (10-10) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Sirop De Menthe (FR) 14-1 (10-7) Towards rear, plugged on run-in, never a factor, 8th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Flying Angel (10-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
African Gold (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 13th of 16, 30 1/4l behind Taj Badalandabad (11-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Red Devil Lads (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, led, not that fluent, hanging right before 5th, headed 6th, led again after 4 out, headed before 3 out, mistake and weakened next, last of 10, dist behind Alzammaar (11-8) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gf in May.
Mango Cap (FR) 7-2jfav (11-12) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, ridden before 2 out, led 2 out, hit and headed last, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Fred Le Macon (10-5) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Tanit River (IRE) 2-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, led 3rd, clear after 2 out, kept on well, won at Towcester 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Wait A Second (10-11) by 21l, 4 ran.
