mid-division, blundered badly 3 out, not recover, soon eased, tailed off
immediately ridden, soon detached, blundered 2nd, tailed off 5th
prominent 2nd, hit 3rd, led 6th, hit 7th, soon headed, weakened after 3 out
towards rear, headway 7th, jumped left 8th, mistake 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, rallied last, stayed on to lead towards finish
mid-division, headway 5th, bumped 8th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
held up, headway approaching 8th, 2nd after 3 out, every chance last, no extra flat
held up towards rear, ridden after 6th, stayed on approaching 2 out, never challenged leaders
chased leaders, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off
prominent, ridden after 6th, weakened 8th
chased leaders, hit 3rd, outpaced 2 out, switched right and rallied approaching last, led flat, headed towards finish
led, headed 6th, led after 7th, kicked on approaching 8th, headed flat, stayed on
raced keenly in rear, ridden after 6th, blundered 7th, soon pulled up
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
ridden approaching 6th, soon well behind, tailed off
Bolton Hall is bound to be popular with backers having won two of his last three starts over hurdles and with Tony McCoy booked for the ride but he seems plenty high enough in the weights and preference is for KING AR AGHAIDH, who gets the verdict ahead of Deadline. Alison Thorpe's gelding won well enough here last time but a 7lb rise for that success makes this tougher and he may struggle to follow up today. Kristoffersen ran well behind Tritonville Lodge here when last seen in May but he may be best watched on his first start since then, while Willies Way has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper for his wins last month. Havenstone has run to a consistent level of form and should again be thereabouts as should Phone In, who has dropped to a fair mark. This does not look the strongest of races and marginal preference is for David Arbuthnot's King Ar Aghaidh, who looks to be going the right way and he can resume winning ways.
Horseford Hill 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, raced keenly, mistake 9th, well beaten approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, 9th of 11, 35l behind Two Miles West (11-2) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Jul.
King Ar Aghaidh (IRE) 7-1 (10-6) Not fluent 1st, soon in rear, pushed along before 4th, behind 5th, stayed on from over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, never dangerous, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Rajeh (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Deadline (UAE) 5-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, mistake 4th, soon lost place, rallied again and chased leaders 3 out, ridden to challenge before next, ran on strongly to lead flat, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd beating Intersky Music (11-2) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Willies Way 10-3 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 2 out, never in contention, 8th of 12, 16l behind Peters Star (10-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Converti 14-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, beaten 2 out, hung left flat, 2nd of 13, 13l behind Baddam (11-5) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Havenstone (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) In touch, blundered 10th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 10, 21l behind Sula's Legend (11-2) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Kristoffersen 12-1 (11-2) Well in rear, driven and headway on long run after 8th, kept on well flat, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Tritonville Lodge (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Quinte du Chatelet (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Prominent, ridden and weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, well behind Alasao (11-7) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb.
Ocean du Moulin (FR) 33-1 (11-8) Led until 2nd, remained prominent, led again 4 out, hit and headed next, gradually weakened, 5th of 16, 20l behind Deadline (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Phone In 7-1 (11-0) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway 5th, stayed on one pace final 3f, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Benny The Piler (10-9) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Bolton Hall (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Led until 2nd, tracked leaders, every chance 4 out, led approaching 2 out, easily, won at Fontwell 2m 4f Ladies sell hdl (5) gf in Aug beating Mistified (10-5) by 7l, 11 ran.
Theme Catcher (IRE) 7-2fav (10-12) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden after 3 out, led approaching last, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 3yo nov sll hdl (5) gs in Nov beating Lady Florence (10-2) by 6l, 10 ran.
Deramore Rythm (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 8th, in a race won by Native City (11-7) at Towcester 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct, 16 ran.
Quartz Du Montceau (FR) 17-2 (11-2) Mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 7th of 12, well behind Bob 'n' You (10-9) at Market Rasen 3m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in May.
