held up towards rear, pecked on landing 6th, headway 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on under pressure to join 2nd near finish, no threat to winner
made all, soon 5 lengths clear, unchallenged
tracked leaders, ridden 8th, soon lost place, struggling from 3 out
held up, ridden 8th, struggling from 3 out, pulled up next
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd at last, joined near finish, no threat to winner
chased clear winner, ridden 2 out, no extra last and lost two places
held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last
Halling's Wish has been in decent form over hurdles lately but previous efforts over fences have left something to be desired. Breaking The Bank is proving hard to win with but does have the beating of Yabadabadoo on the form book. Trojan Star has hinted at ability in bumpers and hurdle races and may do better for the switch to fences but we'll stick with three-times chase winner WALDEN PRINCE, who was third in better company at Worcester last month and is now a pound lower.
Le Fin Bois (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, joined leader 3 out, lost place when ridden before last, weakened flat, 6th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Hurricane Hollow (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Walden Prince (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 6 3/4l behind Miss Tenacious (11-11) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Breaking The Bank 6-1 (11-12) Led until 3rd, prominent, ridden before 2 out, stayed on flat, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Tangolan (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Moonlight Boy (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Prominent in 3rd, led after 1st, 2nd after 4 out, under pressure and dropped to 5th 3 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Listowel 2m 4f sft in Sep.
Halling's Wish 7-1 (10-2) Led and keen, ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Cool Macavity (11-4) at Plumpton 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Yabadabadoo 9-2fav (11-5) Jumped right, led until hit 6th, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 4 out, at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Trojan Star (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 4 out, weakened next, 11th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Dream Bolt (11-6) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
