tracked leaders, mistake 6th, led approaching 2 out, driven and headed towards finish
tracked leader, not fluent 8th, led before 10th, headed approaching 2 out, no extra flat
not always fluent, held up in mid-division, headway 12th, edged left flat, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway approaching 8th, challenged last, driven flat, led towards finish
hampered and unseated rider 1st
held up, hampered 1st, behind 11th, tailed off before 4 out, soon pulled up
held up in rear, headway when not clear run approaching 3 out, every chance last, stayed on
mid-division, headway 9th, no extra 2 out
fell 1st
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place 8th, behind 10th, pulled up before 12th
led, headed approaching 10th, losing place when mistake 4 out, pulled up after
held up towards rear, headway 6th, went 2nd 4 out until before 2 out, no extra approaching last
slowly away, held up in rear, headway approaching 12th, mistake 2 out, no extra
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, ridden 8th, behind 10th, tailed off before 4 out, soon pulled up
Nonrunner
Brousse En Feux won in a lower grade on her reappearance at Fontwell but is only 3lb higher here. Tregaro, on the other hand, is 8lb higher than when scoring for the second time at Sedgefield and will struggle to confirm last month's running with Gougane on 10lb worse terms. Moscow Chancer would have claims if fully wound-up but Gee Dee Nen doesn't win as often as he should and Carleton Place is back in the handicapper's grip judged on his latest run at Bangor. It's a while since ANOTHER TRUMP was at the top of his game but he ran a better race off a higher mark over hurdles last time and McCoy has been on board for all of his three victories to date. If his jumping holds up, he could surprise at decent odds.
Gougane (IRE) 4-1fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 5th, mistake 7th, headed before last, kept on and always held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Tregaro (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Sep.
The Big Freeze (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Led to 8th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 10, 38l behind Hunters Lodge (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Moscow Chancer (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Held up, not fluent, closed 5th, mistake 10th, 4th and well beaten before 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 8, 43l behind Taffy Thomas (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in May.
Another Trump (NZ) 25-1 (11-10) In touch, headway to track leaders approaching 6th, outpaced 3 out, plugging on in 5th when hit last, kept on to 4th close home, 4th of 8, 9l behind Geminus (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Gee Dee Nen 10-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 5 out, soon weakened, behind when hampered 3 out, 6th of 9, well behind Airmen's Friend (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jun.
Carleton Place (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, reminders before 8th, soon outpaced, 5th of 7, 42l behind Silver Roque (11-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Porters War (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Ap; one pce 15, 3rd of 7, 26l behind Surenaga (11-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp gd in Jun.
Brousse En Feux (FR) 7-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, reminder after 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, led before last where jumped left, stayed on gamely, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft beating Topaze Collonges (11-12) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Tannerman (IRE) 13-2 (10-6) Led, not fluent, headed after 4th, mistake 6th, lost place 10th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Taffy Thomas (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in May, 8 ran.
Bajan Sunshine (IRE) 3-1 (10-3) Tracked leader, led 12th, ridden after 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Gunner Rose (10-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Aug '11.
Betty Browneyes 9-2 (11-1) Led, headed 2 out, a close 2nd when fell last, in a race won by Unwanted Gift (11-12) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in May, 4 ran.
Roc De Guye (FR) 9-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, awkward 8th, hampered by loose horse after 3 out, soon well beaten, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 10, 33l behind Kap West (10-8) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Jun.
Strawhall Maul (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway 5 out, soon chasing leaders, outpaced 2 out, kept on under pressure, 4th of 12, 22l behind Green To Gold (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Zepnove (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Led, headed 9th, chased leading pair, hampered 10th, no extra after 3 out, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Forever My Friend (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Tregaro (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, led 3rd, clear and blundered last, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd beating Earl Grez (10-10) by 2l, 6 ran.
