chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until blundered and driven 9th, disputing modest 3rd 4 out, one pace and no impression from next, left modest 3rd last
held up in close 5th, not fluent and ridden 12th, modest 3rd when blundered and weakened 4 out, tailed off
led, ridden between last 2, about 4 lengths ahead and staying on when went left and fell last
raced wide, always in rear, tailed off
tracked leader until 4th, close up, mistake and dropped to 4th at 7th, stayed on again to modest 3rd 4 out, left poor 2nd last
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4th, hit 8th, mistake and lost place next, weakened 11th, left modest 4th last, kept on flat
tended to jump left, last pair, went left 10th, tailed off when went badly left 3 out, pulled up
took keen hold, held up in touch in 6th, good headway to track leader soon after 9th, challenged 11th, pushed along approaching 3 out, staying on under pressure and about 4 lengths down when left in clear lead last
Autumm Spirit is a likeable mare and beat Kadouchski by six lengths at Huntingdon on her return from a break. She should run her race again, though one would expect John Berry's gelding to reverse that form on 9lb better terms. Sadler's Star's winning run came to an abrupt end at Fontwell and he's gone up a further 2lb since, while Only Witness finished tailed off on his fencing bow at Fontwell on Friday. YVONNE EVELYN only managed one win from eight starts over hurdles but Alan King's mare has the size and scope to do better over fences and can make a winning start here.
Sadler's Star (GER) 4-1 (11-13) Chased leading pair, pushed along after 4 out, mistake and weakened next, 4th of 6, 19l behind Olympian Boy (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Yvonne Evelyn (USA) 8-1 (11-5) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 14, 23l behind Dream Function (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Autumm Spirit 5-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, led 6th until 9th, led next until 12th, led again 3 out, jumped left last 2, stayed on well, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf beating Kadouchski (11-12) by 6l, 7 ran.
Only Witness (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Held up in 5th, slow at 6th, headway to poor 3rd at 10th, tailed off, 3rd of 6, well behind Doeslessthanme (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs.
Kadouchski (FR) 10-3 (11-12) Held up in touch, went 2nd 10th, led 12th, headed 3 out, stayed on one pace flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Autumm Spirit (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
Solitary Palm (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Prominent on outside, led after 5th, hit 6th and headed, soon led again, headed approaching 7th and weakened shortly after, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Vintage Fabric (10-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 10 ran.
Walls Way 5-1 (11-6) Held up in touch in last, bumped 7th, headway 12th, disputing 3 lengths 2nd when fell 2 out, in a race won by Autumm Spirit (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf, 7 ran.
Loch Ba (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Tookkeen hold early in mid-division, lost place 4th, not fluent 6th, headway after 8th, went 4th approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, swished tail flat, 4th of 11, 22l behind Badgers Cove (11-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
