raced wide held up, headway 3 out, ridden to joined leader next, led briefly flat, not quicken close home
tracked leaders, hampered 2nd, headway to lead approaching 2 out, soon joined, hit last, headed briefly flat, headed close home
tracked leaders, blundered and went left 2nd, lost place to rear by omitted 4 out, soon struggling, pulled up 2 out
in touch, slow 3rd and dropped to rear, headway 3 out, chased leading pair 2 out, driven and ran on to lead close home
tracked leader, led 3 out, headed before next, weakened approaching last
led, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next
keen in rear, not fluent 1st, ridden 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied flat, went 4th final strides
NonRunner
Theredballoon has a rare run away from Southwell but has every chance of a first win in more than three years. Market Rasen runner-up Haasab must go close to a first success but connections are running out of headgear combinations to try. Stonecoldsoba and Venetian Proposal can’t be ignored but August’s Market Rasen winner Helf disappointed at Wincanton 10 days ago. We’ll take a chance of BOOBOROWIE, who has been running reasonably well on the Flat this year and has offered some hope over hurdles in the past.
Stonecoldsoba 7-1 (10-8) Towards rear, hit 4 out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 17 3/4l behind Mizen Master (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (5) gf in Nov.
Haasab (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leader until approaching 4th, 2nd again before 2 out, led 2 out, headed and not quicken final 135 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Derrynane (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Venetian Proposal (IRE) 50-1 (11-11) Always behind, never a factor, 8th of 10, dist behind Derrynane (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Booborowie (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-0) Towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon one pace, plugged on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 16 1/2l behind Graceful Lady (9-8) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Helf (IRE) 3-1fav (11-4) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, 4th before 2 out, 5th and weakening last, 5th of 11, 30 1/2l behind Definite Winner (10-7) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gf in Nov.
Artiste Du Gouet (FR) 200-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, keen, lost place after 5 out, tailed off, 12th of 14, dist behind Deise Aba (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Kilcaragh Boy (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 4 out, outpaced before next, never on terms, weakened from 2 out, 7th of 18, dist behind Misty Bloom (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Theredballoon 16-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, challenged 4 out, 3rd and not quicken before last, kept on, went 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Stop Talking (11-10) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
