close up, ridden and lost place 10th
in touch, lost place 9th, headway 12th, chased leader next, ridden to lead 3 out, mistake last and soon headed, rallied towards finish
mid-division, reminders when blundered and unseated rider 7th
in rear, slow 3rd, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, plugged on to go remote 4th at last
in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, never on terms
mid-division, dropped to rear 7th, hampered next, tailed off
mid-division, mistake 10th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up last
led 1st, tracked leader, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
led 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened before last
towards rear, headway to mid-division 4th, tracked leaders 12th, pressed leader 2 out, led soon after last, driven out
close up, mistake 11th, ridden 4 out, pressed leader 2 out, kept on one pace
Nonrunner
Royal Wedding may need this and has plenty of weight but Wetherby third Muldoon's Picnic could figure if his suspect jumping doesn't let him down and Bowntobebad is surely a lot better than he showed when well backed on his chasing bow at Stratford, though it appears bottom weight Porters War is the stable selection on jockey bookings. Giant O Murchu has gone backwards lately and Chapel House has struggled this season but there is probably more to come from C&D winner MOSCOW CHANCER and he'll strip fitter for an encouraging reappearance at Huntingdon - he gets the nod.
Royal Wedding 4-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 3rd, clear before 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, kept on from last, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Apr '11 beating Take A Mile (11-4) by 12l, 7 ran.
Muldoon's Picnic (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway and in touch halfway, went 2nd 4 out, every chance when blundered next, soon outpaced, 3rd when hit 2 out, no impression before last, 3rd of 9, 6l behind African Broadway (11-4) at Wetherby 3m 1f Beginners Chase (0-125) (4yo+) (3) gs in Oct.
Forget It 20-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, slow 4th, weakened 5 out, blundered 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Sir Du Bearn (11-11) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Oct, 9 ran.
Bowntobebad (IRE) 15-8fav (11-7) Held up in 5th, not fluent 8th or 11th, last 12th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Ballybough Gorta (10-6) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
Giant O Murchu (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, no impression before 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 19l behind Lucy's Legend (11-1) at Kempton 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Foxesbow (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) In touch, lost place 12th, weakened 4 out, 8th of 12, 32l behind Green To Gold (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Storm Survivor (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, tailed off before 5 out, 5th of 10, 30l behind Very Stylish (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Oct.
Health Is Wealth (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Prominent, not fluent 11th, ridden after 13th, struggling before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 4th of 7, well behind I'm The Decider (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Aug.
Chapel House 16-1 (10-10) Took keen hold, led 2nd, ran slightly wide on bend after 9th, ridden 13th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, in a race won by Basoda (11-9) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct, 11 ran.
Moscow Chancer (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Not always fluent, held up in mid-division, headway 12th, edged left flat, stayed on same pace, 4th of 14, 4l behind Another Trump (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Porters War (IRE) 7-2fav (11-7) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run approaching 3 out, every chance last, stayed on, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Another Trump (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
I Need A Hero (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Hunters Lodge (10-9) at Cheltenham 3m am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Oct, 17 ran.
