tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened before next
held up in mid-division, headway when mistake 5th, not fluent 3 out, 4 lengths off winner when jumped right and mistake last, lost 2nd and stayed on same pace
led, clear early, headed after 3rd, jumped slowly 4th, weakened and pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, outpaced 5th, never on terms
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden 3 out, outpaced before next, mistake last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, unable to trouble winner
tracked leader, led after 3rd, hit 3 out, jumped right 2 out and when mistake last, driven out
held up in last, headway before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, not clear run on bend briefly before next, no extra flat
Some good young pilots on show here but their mounts have only landed a total of three hurdling successes between them. Two of those have been delivered by Mount Welcome but all the evidence indicates he's currently on the downgrade. The other victory came from LOST IN NEWYORK (NAP) at Leicester last December, since when he's performed perfectly creditably on most of his subsequent eight runs. He'll handle the soft better than some of these too and looks a solid option. Helamis may have improvement to come as a four-year-old whilst Auto Mac, consistent if limited, merits a place on the shortlist receiving weight all round.
Khelac 100-1 (10-8) In touch, headway to track leaders 5th, led after next, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 38l behind Spanish Fleet (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Into The Wind 100-1 (10-4) Always behind, 12th of 14, 47l behind Call The Cops (11-0) at Towcester 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Dec.
Watts Up Son 33-1 (10-12) Prominent, ridden when weakened 5th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Outrageous Request (10-13) at Leicester 2m sll hdl (5) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
Lost In Newyork (IRE) 9-4fav (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders approaching 3 out, went 3rd approaching 2 out until 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 12, 8l behind King's Road (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jul.
Be A Dreamer 12-1 (9-13) In touch, weakened 4 out, 8th of 12, well behind Spanish Fleet (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Helamis 17-2 (10-8) Mid-division, not fluent 7th, headway approaching 3 out, no impression and weakened well before 2 out, 5th of 9, 21l behind Alberto's Dream (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.
Mount Welcome (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up in 7th and of fthe pace, headway 8th, 2nd 10th until before 2 out, chased leading pair, weakened 2 out, soon driven and beaten, 5th of 8, 35l behind Doctor Ric (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Auto Mac 9-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, ridden after last, one pace, 3rd of 14, 8l behind Golden Jubilee (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Oct.
