held up, not fluent 6th, went remote 3rd approaching last, never in contention
held up, took keen hold, mistake and outpaced 7th, went remote 4th last
with leader, not fluent when pushed along 7th, soon ridden, every chance 3 out, beaten when mistake last
led approaching 2nd, mistake 5th, not fluent 3 out, jumped right and hit 2 out, went right last when clear, stayed on well
not fluent, led until before 2nd, tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out
mistakes, chased leaders until 5th, pulled up before 7th
COCK OF THE ROCK and Fennis Boy look the two to concentrate on in this finale. Preference is for the former, who is the more consistent of the pair, though Richard Johnson's mount ran his best race for some time at Worcester and probably has the better overall form over this sort of trip. It's very difficult to see any of the others getting involved at the business end on what they've shown so far.
Aaly 80-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place 4th, slow next, weakened 4 out, last of 6, well behind Arab League (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Act Of Kindness (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 14l behind Special Mate (11-1) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (5) sft in Feb.
Cock Of The Rock (IRE) 4-5fav (10-13) Led, not that fluent, mistake and headed 6th, left in lead next, ridden approaching 2 out, headed after last, no extra, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Viviani (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Fennis Boy (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged 6th, led and jumped right 3 out, went right and headed next, went badly right last, stayed on to close on winner towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Lough Derg Way (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Lost Arca (FR) 14-1 (10-11) Led, not fluent 4th, hit 6th, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, 5th of 7, 10l behind Dubawi Phantom (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) gf.
Pitton Rivers 100-1 (10-2) Not fluent in rear, mistake when slightly hampered 5th, soon lost touch, pulled up before next, in a race won by Businessmoney Judi (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Aug, 7 ran.
Fifi L'amour (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, 8th over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 34l behind Hazy Tom (11-0) at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) gd in Sep.
