towards rear and keen, headway 10th, one pace from 2 out
in touch, ridden and lost place 9th, kept on
led, mistake 11th, headed soon after, mistake again 12th and weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, led soon after, headed approaching last, no extra
raced on outside, ridden 3 out, led approaching last, driven out
tracked leader until ridden and weakened 3 out
keen and mistakes, weakened 8th
mid-division, ridden 8th, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Romany Dream is the choice in a very tricky event, Bearaway and Flahives First could be the main rivals. The selection has been in very consistent form this season and put in another good effort last time when chasing home New Time at Towcester. He hit winning form this time last year and certainly deserves another victory. Bearaway didn't jump too well last time and under the circumstances did well to finish third behind Nick The Jewel. With a bit more fluency today he should be there or thereabouts. Flahive's First may not be running too well at present but on past form this season has very strong claims. The pick of the remainder should be Soundtrack, but for the winner we come back to Romany Dream.
Bearaway (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Held up, headway 6th, mistakes 8th and 2 out, soon beaten, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Nick The Jewel (11-8) at Worcester 2m cnd hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd.
Flahive's First 16-1 (10-6) Mistake 6th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Dead-Eyed Dick (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gf in Sept, 12 ran.
Young Owen 14-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 9th, lost place approaching 12th, rallied when jumped left 4 out, ridden 3 out, weakened last, 4th of 9, 8l behind Icy Prospect (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd.
Romany Dream 5-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, every chance last, ran on, 2nd of 5, nk behind New Time (11-1) at Towcester 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf.
Welsh Main 20-1 (10-12) In touch, lost place 5th, weakened 8th and well behind, 9th of 11, well behind Milord Lescribaa (10-12) at Worcester 2m beg chs (E) gd in Jul.
Mantilla 16-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, behind when not fluent 7th, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Red Nose Lady (10-9) at Stratford 2m 3f clm hdl (F) gf in Aug.
Special Agenda (IRE) (9-13) Bad mistake 3rd, soon struggling, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Power Unit (10-13) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gs, 8 ran.
Soundtrack (IRE) 11-8 (12-4) 2nd of 6, 12l behind Darnil (12-0) at Tabley 3m ptp gd in May.
