with leader, outpaced from 2 out, lost 3rd place towards finish
led, ridden and headed last, kept on and held towards finish
mid-division, hit 13th, ridden 2 out, one pace and no impression
tracked leaders, outpaced from 6 out, stayed on from last to take 3rd place towards finish
in touch, went 2nd from 3 out, led last, ridden run-in, kept on well
in rear, pushed along before 10th, weakened from next, fell 3 out
Saphir River looks up against it on today's terms and Baileys Concerto also has something to find at the weights with the remainder. Cloudy Too is penalised for winning the Rowland Meyrick Chase at Wetherby back in 2013 and returns from a lengthy absence but Runswick Royal has gone close again since winning at Newcastle last month. Carlito Brigante also has a chance after scoring over a longer trip here in October but preference is for UPSILON BLEU (NAP). Pauline Robson's charge found only Champion Chase entry Mr Mole too good in the Grade 2 Game Spirit at Newbury three weeks ago and a similar effort should see him bang there at the finish.
Cloudy Too (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Raced in last pair, struggling 5 out, outpaced in 6th when went right 3 out, no chance with leaders, 6th of 11, 15l behind No Planning (10-6) at Haydock 3m hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.
Upsilon Bleu (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Led until 2nd, chased leader until 6th, chased leaders in 4th, well outpaced when not fluent 9th, left modest 3rd 3 out and 2nd at the last, 2nd of 5, 13l behind Mr Mole (11-6) at Newbury 2m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) sft.
Baileys Concerto (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leading pair next, went 2nd and every chance when pecked last, soon ridden, kept on, no extra and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind If In Doubt (10-11) at Doncaster 3m listed hcp chs (1) gs in Jan.
Carlito Brigante (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Held up in touch, left in lead 4th, headed 8th, led again 14th, clear from last, won at Kelso 3m 2f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Oct beating Gleann Na Ndochais (10-7) by 17l, 10 ran.
Runswick Royal (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway before 3 out, soon ridden, kept on from last, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Oscar Fortune (10-6) at Haydock 2m 5f nov chs (3) sft.
Saphir River (FR) 10-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway to go 4th before 3 out, no impression from next, 5th of 9, 17l behind Cultram Abbey (10-1) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) hvy in Jan.
