held up, in touch, in last pair, tracked leading trio 4th, pushed along when not fluent 6th, lost 4th 10th, left 4th 13th, left 3rd after next, pushed along before mistake and weakened 4 out
chased leaders, on outside, blundered and unseated rider 13th
raced keenly, tracked leader, led 5th, joined 3 out, soon headed, held next, ridden and one pace before last, no chance with winner
held up, in touch, in 4th, dropped to last 4th, steady headway approaching 9th, went 3rd 13th, left in close 2nd soon after next, challenged 4 out, led next, went right 2 out, soon clear eased run-in
led, dived at 1st, headed 5th, chased leader until injured and pulled up quickly soon after 14th
Charlie Mon is getting no nearer to shedding his maiden tag and needs forgiving a couple of poor recent efforts. She's Late won an amateurs' race at Ludlow in October but is a very hard ride and 5lb higher here. Captain McGinley makes his chasing debut having shown little over hurdles but Inch Rover was third on his fencing bow at Ludlow, albeit beaten 35 lengths. OLIVER'S HILL is still 4lb higher than when scoring at Plumpton in October but looks in better form than his rivals so gets the nod.
Oliver's Hill (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Held up, hit 7th, headway after 4 out, 3rd next, no impression on winner, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Mr Medic (11-8) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Nov.
Captain McGinley (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 11, dist behind Shantou Tiger (11-12) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Charlie Mon (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, not much room 3rd, 2nd 8th, jumped left and not fluent 9th, lost place 13th, well beaten 15th, pulled up before 4 out, at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
She's Late 10-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden after 8th, outpaced and no impression 3 out, 5th of 14, 22 1/2l behind Midnight Target (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Inch Rover (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) With leader, led 3rd, headed 6th, pushed along after 11th, weakened after 13th, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 35l behind Vice Et Vertu (11-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
