chased sole rival, not fluent 5th, challenging when jumped left and not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, carried left before last, 1 length down flat, rallied towards finish, just held
not fluent, made all, joined 2 out, driven and edged left before last, 1 length ahead flat, just held on
Black Kalanisi made a winning start over hurdles at Worcester last summer despite a less than fluent display of jumping but has his first start since. SETTIMO MILANESE also returns to action but has won a novices’ hurdle at Southwell and may come out best in this match with a repeat of his second in a handicap at Aintree in October.
Black Kalanisi (IRE) 13-8fav (10-12) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3rd, led before 2 out, soon challenged, hard ridden closing stages, ran on well, won at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun beating Doc Penfro (10-12) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Settimo Milanese (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, mistake last, 2nd briefly flat, no extra towards finish, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Django Django (11-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
