NELSON'S SPICE has another 12lb rise to defy for his latest success at Market Rasen but Jonjo O'Neill's gelding has shown much improved form since being put over fences and he is taken to defy that rise, getting the verdict ahead of That Look and Loita Hills. The last mentioned has been running well with wins at Market Rasen and Perth followed by a decent effort in defeat at Bangor recently. The Philip Hobbs-trained gelding should be thereabouts again but he may just be a shade high in the weights. Full House is capable but has seemingly lot his way of late and of more interest may be Cool Roxy, who is gradually coming back to a fair mark. Henrietta Knight's Orfeo Conti looks to be going the right way and he has to be considered but a bigger threat is likely to come from Don Cantillon's That Look, a recent winner on the level at Yarmouth. Several have chances here but it is Nelson's Spice that gets the vote.
Cool Roxy 11-4fav (11-9) Led, soon clear, blundered and headed 4 out, rallied flat, kept on, 2nd of 7, 19l behind Megaton (10-3) at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in May.
Loita Hills (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Held up, headway 4 out, chased leaders when mistake next, weakened after last, 4th of 8, 16l behind Apollo Creed (11-5) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
Nelson's Spice (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Held up, headway 8th, led last, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Aug beating King Of The Arctic (11-9) by 10l, 10 ran.
Dhehdaah 11-1 (11-4) Chased leader to 6th, jumped slowly next, weakened 4 out, 4th of 5, 40l behind Ocean du Moulin (11-4) at Stratford 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Jul.
Thistlecraft (IRE) 28-1 (10-2) Mid-division, tracked leaders 12th, ridden 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 18, 24l behind Brooklyn Brownie (10-6) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-140 (2) gf in Jun.
Orfeo Conti (FR) 7-2 (10-4) Led, headed after 8th, led again 2 out, ridden, headed well inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, nk behind Roby De Cimbre (10-11) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jul.
Rookery Lad 9-2 (11-6) Led, not fluent and headed briefly 3rd, in command until headed 7th, ridden approaching 10th, weakened 4 out and pulled up 3 out in race won by Roussea (10-4) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sept, 8 ran.
Full House (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Dwelt at start, in rear, some headway halfway, no impression after, 7th of 13, 28l behind Snoopy Loopy (11-12) at N Abbot 2m 5f lst hcp chs (1) gd in Aug.
That Look 3-1fav (11-12) Led to 6th, chased leader, ridden to challenge 3 out when not fluent, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 12l behind Nelson's Spice (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Aug.
