soon led, headed 5th, led again 14th, ridden approaching last, kept on
held up, left in lead 11th, headed 14th, mistake 3 out, weakened after 3 out
with leader, pulled up after 4th
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, led approaching 5th, fell 10th
held up, headway to join leaders 13th, chased winner from 2 out, held approaching last
In this small field Alan King and Robert Thornton team up to send out SPARE CASH and he should take all the beating with Will The Till and Lyes Green looking to fight for a share of the prize pot. The pick already has a rating over fences of 126 after just two tries over the big obstacles. A winning hurdler, the six-year-old was well beaten by a useful looking Nicholls horse last time and the form from that looked like it would stand up after the third from that race would have won if he hadn't fell when going really well next time out. Plenty more to come from this one and he should get off the mark over fences. Will The Till seems the main danger to spoil the party after taking to chasing well with placings in two out of three starts so far. Officially rated 16lbs lower than the selection he has plenty of heart and will enjoy the slog in these conditions. Lyes Green was competitive in a couple of listed events over timber last season but has much more ability than his results showed. He was badly hampered in his opening gambit over fences last time out when he blundered half way through the race but ran on well to claim a place. A clear round this time and he could, in theory, push the selection. The form from Stop The Show's first attempt at chasing stands up with the second going on to score well next time out, but he would have to showed a marked improvement to be close while Sir Peter has a small claim on hurdles form.
Lyes Green 7-4fav (11-2) Led, mistake and headed 8th, lost place and dropped to rear, held up after, ridden and headway 2nd last, one pace flat, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Scots Dragoon (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (3) gf in Oct.
Sir Peter (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Always towards rear, 15th of 20, 36l behind Oberon Moon (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl (3) gs in Apr.
Spare Cash (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Held up, headway after 9th, went 2nd approaching 4 out, soon ridden, held from 3 out, kept on for clear 2nd., 2nd of 8, 12l behind Nevada Royale (10-12) at Exeter 3m nov chs (3) hvy in Nov.
Stop The Show (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, stumbled on landing 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 7, 30l behind Or Bleu (11-2) at Bangor 2m 4f beg chs (4) hvy in Nov.
Will The Till 13-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 7th, hit 10th, mistake 15th, soon struggling, rallied last, hung right, took 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 12l behind Go For One (10-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Nov.
