held up towards rear, mistake 15th, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, soon one pace, kept on to take 3rd flat
held up in rear, 8 lengths down when fell 3 out
close up, ridden 4 out, led approaching 2 out, ran on flat
tracked leader, left in lead 2nd, headed 5th, led again 7th, headed 14th, weakened before 3 out
mid-division, headway 11th, led 16th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened and lost 3rd place flat
tracked leader, led approaching 2nd, hit and fell 2nd
close up, with leader from 11th, hit and led 14th, headed 16th, chased leader next, ridden and kept on one pace from 2 out
held up, ridden 10th, weakened 12th, behind and pulled up 3 out
keen, led 1st, hampered 2nd, led 5th, mistake and headed 7th, weakened 4 out
It could be worth giving THAI VANGO another chance despite his Carlisle blip last month where the bottomless ground at that venue appeared to find him out. College Ace with first time check-pieces on looks one of the main dangers despite his uninspiring recent form lines while By George, a chasing debutant from the Nick Gifford yard would be of real interest if attracting market support. Thai Vango, a soft ground Irish point-to-point winner was awarded his chasing mark on the basis of what he had achieved over hurdles which to be honest was precious little. In his favour is the fact he is more of a chasing type than a hurdler and for one so inexperienced, he jumped well on his first attempt at regulation fences at Carlisle. While he obviously has had his problems, he could well have still been in need of that second run following 19 months off at Carlisle and today will tell much more. Renee Robeson does particularly well with her small string and her contender College Ace is 13lb lower than his last winning mark, that victory been achieved here almost two years ago when trained by Philip Hobbs. He attracted some interest in the market on his first start for five months last time and in a weak looking affair he is a player if check-pieces have the desired effect. By George has a similar profile to Thai Vango in that he has also been awarded a chasing mark based on his hurdling form. He had been noted staying on from unpromising positions in novice hurdles throughout last winter. One suspects we have not seen what he is truly capable of and the market should be a good indicator of what is expected from a yard who are beginning to hit top form. The first time blinkered King Coal has shown little on his last two starts but is well handicapped on the best of his form. His front running style is suited to a venue like Huntingdon. Superrollercoaster has proved in the past that he is another that goes well fresh but it is possibly the ground may not be soft enough for him. Thai Vango is selected to win this handicap chase for the inform yard of Nigel Twiston-Davies.
Breiz Dream's (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Held up, hit 3rd, hit 5th very hard, mistake 7th, lost touch after next, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Arumun (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Oct.
By George (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Held up, ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Gansey (11-9) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hdl (3) gd in Feb.
College Ace (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, one pace, 5th of 11, 22l behind Smoke Trail (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Oct.
Superrollercoaster 14-1 (11-4) Stumbled 1st, in rear, mistake 4th, headway 10th, 4th when mistake 3 out, jumped right 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 19l behind Blaze Ahead (10-11) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in May.
Roussea (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, 2nd briefly 3 out, weakened last, 3rd of 11, 16l behind Auditor (10-0) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
King Coal (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Chased clear leading pair to 7th, dropped to rear 10th, struggling after, tailed off, 7th of 8, 43l behind Charlies Future (11-10) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
Thai Vango (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) In touch, chased winner approaching 4 out until weakened 3 out, 4th of 10, 35l behind Teenando (9-12) at Carlisle 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Oct.
Major Belle (FR) (10-3) In touch to 10th, weakened quickly and pulled up at the last in race won by What A Scientist (11-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Oct, 5 ran.
Gray's Eulogy 33-1 (10-0) Led to 9th, hit 15th, behind from 17th, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Hello Bud (10-12) at Hereford 3m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Feb, 16 ran.
