in touch, slow 2nd, lost place before 6 out, soon beaten, tailed off
tracked leader, led after 4 out, headed next, rallied 2 out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, driven into 2nd after 3 out, weakened closing stages
in touch on outside, headway to chase leaders 6 out, mistake next, rallied 3 out, went 2nd after last, stayed on strongly towards finish, never reached winner
led, jumped well, headed after 4 out, soon driven, weakened 2 out
held up, smooth headway 4 out, led next, hard driven approaching last, all out
held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened next
Pointed And Sharp came good over a shorter trip here last month but a 7lb rise seems harsh. Gleno won three times over hurdles last season, including once here, but has been allotted top weight on his fencing bow. Annie Bonny, Reallyradical and De Forgotten One are also having a first run of the campaign but the latter has won a point-to-point. INCLUDED is race-fit and has yet to run a bad race over the larger obstacles - she deserves to get her head in front.
Gleno (IRE) 85-40fav (10-10) Awkward 1st, tracked leader on inside, challenged 3 out, led approaching 2 out, kept on well run-in, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Apr beating Risk And Roll (11-4) by 3 3/4l, 5 ran.
Included 7-4fav (11-12) Cajoled away from start, chased leaders, not fluent 7th, driven 3 out, 4th and no impression before last, 4th of 6, 11 3/4l behind Bagan (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Carolines Charm (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, slightly hampered next, soon driven and one pace, no impression with front pair before last, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Trumps Benefit (10-2) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Reallyradical (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, weakened before next, 9th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Notachance (11-12) at Newbury 3m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
De Forgotten One 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 2nd until before 4th, led again after 6th until mistake and headed 4 out, ridden and weakened before next, 6th of 9, 33l behind Morraman (11-10) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Pointed And Sharp (IRE) 4-6fav (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd and jumped left 8th, led before 4 out, clear 2 out, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Thomas Blossom (10-10) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Annie Bonny 5-2jfav (12-4) Prominent in chasing group, jumped badly left 2nd, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, weakened before 2, 7th of 14, 17 1/4l behind Adherence (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
