held up towards rear, headway 15th, went 2nd from 3 out, out jumped by winner 2 out, closed last, held flat, stayed on
jumped left and not fluent in rear, hampered 2nd, closed after 4 out, weakened after next
chased leaders, jumped left and fell 2nd
held up in mid-division, left 3rd 12th, went 2nd 4 out until slow 3 out, weakened after 2 out
prominent, not fluent 8th, mistake and unseated rider 12th
prominent, not fluent 5th or 10th, led before 15th, 1 length ahead last, stayed on
jumped left, mid-division on outside, hampered 2nd, slow and lost place next, behind 9th, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up
mid-division, hampered 12th, effort after 4 out, chasing leaders 2 out, soon weakened
held up, left 4th 12th, ridden 3 out, 4th when mistake 2 out, soon weakened
jumped left, led, not fluent 8th, headed before 15th, weakened after 4 out, soon pulled up
Moss On The Mill has failed to reproduce his third to Exxaro at Uttoxeter in subsequent starts and Bryony Frost can steer THE BOSS’S DREAM (NAP) to a first victory over fences in this. Neil King’s 10-year-old has plenty of stamina and can’t get much lower in the weights. Moorlands George will have needed his run at Newton Abbot and is another to consider while Dontminddboys won three times last season, though is possibly a few pounds too high now. Corner Creek has won his last two completed starts but has failed to finish in five of his last seven so is a risky proposition.
Firebird Flyer (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out (normal 5 out), weakened next, 9th of 11, 32 1/4l behind Looks Like Power (11-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Againn Dul Aghaidh 40-1 (11-4) Raced in last pair, well behind from 10th, 4th of 5, dist behind The Worlds End (11-4) at Chepstow 3m (3) gd in Oct.
Moss On The Mill 16-1 (11-9) Mid-division, not fluent 10th, mistake 13th, headway before 5 out, soon no impression, weakening when jumped left and mistake 4 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Clondaw Rigger (10-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Moorlands George 8-1 (10-9) With leader, led 10th to 12th, in touch, lost place before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, 37l behind Top Chief (10-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
The Boss's Dream (IRE) 9-4fav (12-5) Tracked leaders, lost place 5 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Irish Octave (11-10) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Copperfacejack (IRE) 7-2fav (11-10) Prominent to 3rd, mid-division, not fluent 11th, soon behind, pulled up before 15th, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Dontminddboys (IRE) 11-4 (10-7) Never really going well, not fluent 12th, well beaten next, pulled up before 4 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Corner Creek (IRE) 7-1 (12-2) Chasing leaders when fell, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Chill In The Wood 14-1 (11-8) In rear, outpaced 4 out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Love The Leader (11-4) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Spock (FR) 40-1 (10-11) Towards rear, pulled up quickly before 9th, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
