close up, lost place 7th, headway after 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, led last, ridden and stayed on
in rear, never near leaders
led 1st, remained prominent, chased leader after 12th, mistake 3 out and flashed tail, left in lead 2 out, headed last, no extra
mistakes, tracked leaders, reminders and lost place 3rd, ridden 8th, headway 10th, eased and beat after 3 out, left 4th 2 out, kept on to take 3rd flat
led 2nd, clear 12th, well clear when fell 2 out
keen, mid-division, fell 7th
towards rear, brought down 7th
held up, slow and lost place 5th, in rear when pulled up 11th and dismounted
not jumped well, always in rear
prominent, chased leaders 7th to 12th, left 3rd 2 out, blundered and weakened last
held up, never near leaders
in touch, pecked and unseated rider 7th
Nonrunner
A modest affair in which Commercial Express, Over The Storm and King Of Gothland are the three for the shortlist and we side with King of Gothland. Kim Bailey's charge was running a fair race before making a bad mistake at Wetherby on his most recent outing but he handles the trip and going well enough and it could be worth giving him another chance at this level. Over The Storm has shown consistency over the last couple of months but this has not gone unnoticed by the assessor. He may need to come down a few more pounds before we see him in the winners' enclosure. Commercial Express could be the blot on the handicap on his debut in this sphere. The handicapper has had very little in the way of opportunity to look at him and the David Johnson owned gelding is watched in the market. Young Dude has been disappointing this year and needs to improve. Be Telling would not want conditions any more testing than at present. Clearly In Motion steps up in grade having obliged in selling company. King of Gothland looks to have conditions in his favour and recieves the nomination.
King of Gothland (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, outpaced 5 out, 5th of 8, 25l behind Celtic Flow (10-0) at Wetherby 3m 5f hcp chs (4) gd in Nov.
Over The Storm (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Led, headed 5 out, kept on same pace from next, 3rd of 14, 15l behind Hugo de Grez (10-9) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Nov.
Young Dude (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Held up mid-division, driven 13th, no impression, 7th of 17, 26l behind Ferimon (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs.
Be Telling (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up, steady headway 13th, outpaced 15th, rallied 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, kept on flat, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Charming Fellow (11-10) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Kiftsgate 12-1 (10-5) In touch, ridden 13th, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Ferimon (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs, 17 ran.
Strong Magic (IRE) 9-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 10th, switched left after 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 8, 21l behind Curly Spencer (10-0) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.
Clearly In Motion (IRE) 2-1 (11-8) Behind, hit 6th, stayed on from 4 out, went 2nd approaching last, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 13l behind River Amora (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
Cool Song 8-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden 16th, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 14, 21l behind Charming Fellow (11-10) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
