chased leaders, went left 8th, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, shaken up and no impression when not fluent last, well beaten when not fluent last
chased winner, not fluent when not much room 4th, hit 11th and reminder, lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened
made all, went left and not fluent 4th, ridden clear 2 out, eased towards finish
Nefyn Point hasn’t been beaten far the last twice but is getting little respite from the handicapper. Zyon has only placed once in five previous attempts over fences but THUNDERSOCKSSUNDAE won here in April having finished runner-up in an earlier run over track and trip. Norley is making his chasing bow but is related to winners over the larger obstacles and has won over hurdles so any market support would be significant.
Norley (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Front mid-division, ridden after 2 out, held in 5th when blundered badly last, 7th of 9, 35 1/4l behind Faro (11-1) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Nefyn Point 5-2 (11-11) Tracked clear leaders, close 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Onenightintown (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Thundersockssundae (IRE) 15-8fav (11-1) Chased leader, took it up 11th, ridden and headed home turn, weakening when blundered 2 out, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Tea For Free (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
Zyon 16-1 (11-11) Led until approaching 4 out, weakened quickly next, 5th of 6, 33 1/2l behind Getalead (12-4) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
