jumped big, held up in last pair, headway and mistake 5th, 3rd approaching next, keeping on same pace and no impression when mistake 2 out
chased leader, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden to challenge flat, stayed on under pressure to lead final 110 yards
led, hit 5th, pushed along approaching 2 out, driven and joined last, headed final 110 yards, kept on
held up in rear, headway into 4th when stumbled 6th, pushed along and no impression before 2 out, weakened flat
chased leading pair until lost place before 6th, rallied next, went modest 4th and edged left under pressure flat
BEAU LAKE (NAP) has a fine strike-rate of 5-18 over hurdles and will love the conditions. He's only 4lb higher than when landing a similar grade handicap here last month and this looks within his capabilities. Hold The Bucks landed a handicap at Plumpton earlier this month but that was a Class 5 event and he's gone up 7lb. Major Milborne has been in good form over fences and would be an obvious threat if transferring his momentum to the smaller obstacles but Cappielow Park has done his winning in lower class events. Very Noble has yet to win over timber but has produced a couple of fair runs and is no forlorn hope in a tight handicap.
Major Milborne 4-1 (11-9) Held up of fthe pace in last trio, headway into 3rd 10th, challenging in 2nd when bumped 4 out, not fluent 2 out, led narrowly last, edged left and forged clear last half furlong, won at Newbury 2m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs beating Winston Churchill (10-3) by 6l, 6 ran.
Beau Lake (IRE) 8-1 (10-4) Prominent, ridden and effort 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd and held when went right last, no impression with front pair flat, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Lightentertainment (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 3f (3) hvy.
Cappielow Park 5-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, challenged on outside 2 out, every chance last, soon ridden and kept on, no impression with winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Sea Wall (11-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy.
Very Noble (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Held up, jumped slowly 3rd, no impression before 2 out, last of 8, 18l behind Starluck (11-9) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (3) gs.
Hold The Bucks (USA) 9-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, soon ridden, pressed from 2 out, kept on well from last, driven out, won at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft beating Maria's Choice (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
