in rear, mistake and hampered 1st, always behind
mistake, pecked and unseated rider 1st
held up towards rear, hampered 1st, mistakes 4th and 6th, given reminder, hit 7th, behind when mistake 9th, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway 4th, challenged next, led 11th, soon headed, weakened 2 out, mistake last
mid-division, headway after 6th, challenged 9th, led after 11th, headed approaching last, soon led again, driven out
mid-division on outside, headway approaching 7th, jumped slowly 9th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, lost place next, rallied 3 out, no impression last, stayed on flat
prominent, outpaced 11th, rallied 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression on leaders
held up in rear, blundered 5th, headway approaching 9th, close 3rd when mistake 2 out, soon edged left, stayed on
led, not fluent 10th, headed next, stayed close up, stayed on flat, held by winner close home
prominent, lost place approaching 9th, some headway 3 out, no impression
prominent until 6th, pulled up before next
Sue Smith's pair Work Boy and Daldini are both attractively weighted, as is Border Reiver who was just beaten over this trip at Sedgefield last month. Blue Signal may need this, however, while these stiff fences could prove the undoing of Alesandro Mantegna. Red Rouble should be placed to good effect this winter but BROTHER BOB is preferred on this occasion. He tired in the closing stages when making his chasing bow at Sedgefield but will strip fitter here and still has plenty of time to iron out any deficiencies in the jumping area. It's Like That is inconsistent and needs further than this.
Sacre Toi (FR) (11-2) 6th of 11, 41l behind Septland (10-5) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 5f 5yo chs sft in Mar.
Red Rouble (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway 3rd, weakened after 8th, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Badgers Cove (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Brother Bob (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Held up, bumped 1st, headway 8th, mistake 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner, mistake and demoted to 3rd last, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Get It On (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gd in Sep.
Alesandro Mantegna (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Held up towards rear, jumped badly left throughout, soon detached in rear, pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Bold Perk (10-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf, 10 ran.
Work Boy 12-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 11th, weakened from 5 out, 9th of 10, well behind Humbie (11-12) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Blue Signal (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Led until hit 5th, soon headed, led again next, headed 10th, weakened approaching 4 out, last of 6, 44l behind Princely Hero (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Word of Warning 18-1 (10-13) In rear, mistake 1st, soon detached and struggling, last of 10, 46l behind Quicuyo (11-7) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Border Reiver 8-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, ridden before 4 out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 31l behind Persian Gates (10-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs.
It's Like That (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, ridden and every chance before last, weakened soon after, 4th of 10, 20l behind Humbie (11-12) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Daldini 9-2 (10-10) Tracked leaders early, mid-division from 5th, in 3rd and held when blundered 4 out, no impression, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Maurisca (11-13) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Deuteronomy (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Prominent, lost place 16th, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Simply Smashing (10-10) at Sedgefield 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Apr.
Persian Prince (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Led and keen, soon clear, headed 3 out, ridden before last, one pace, 2nd of 6, 12l behind Ponchatrain (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 4f am hcp 0-105 (4) gd in May.
