chased leaders, mistakes, lost place after 5th, closed on outside 7th, struggling after 11th, well behind 3 out, soon pulled up
in rear, not fluent 3rd, slow next, mistake 5th, behind next, tailed off 9th, pulled up after
led, clear 2 out, 5 lengths ahead when fell last
prominent, not fluent 8th, lost place before 4 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, mistake 1st, headway 8th, 4th before 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, left 3rd last
chased leaders, pushed along after 7th, not fluent next, weakened after 11th
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 9th, ridden before 2 out, 5 lengths down when left in lead last, kept on
prominent, ridden before 3 out, held in 3rd 2 out, left 2nd last, no impression on winner
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Most are looking to put below par latest outings behind them though NATHANS PRIDE still finished runner-up over hurdles last time. He’d won only his second start over fences when successful at Musselburgh before that and there should be more to come from him back over the larger obstacles today. Mad Jack Mytton has a shout on his placed form over 2m while Somewhere To Be went close at Uttoxeter before struggling at Lingfield. A winner at Warwick, Jarlath failed to cope with a 9lb rise back at the same track while Copper West and Lord Bryan were both placed on their penultimate starts and Astracad slides further down the weights.
Mad Jack Mytton (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Led early, in touch, dropped to mid-division after 2nd (usual 4th), outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 16 1/2l behind Nietzsche (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Nathans Pride (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 7th, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Buckled (10-13) at Musselburgh 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Somewhere To Be (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Never travelled, in touch, reminders after 4th and 9th, behind and struggling 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Jarlath 7-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 6th, slow 11th, lost place before not fluent next, behind 14th, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Steel Wave (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 10l behind Jam Session (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Canyouringmeback (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) In touch, headway 4 out, weakened next, 7th of 10, dist behind Reikers Island (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Copper West (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Keen, soon tracking leaders, 2nd approaching 7th, effort when mistake 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 8, 12 3/4l behind Dimple (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Astracad (FR) 9-1 (11-11) Prominent, lost place 3rd, well beaten 12th, pulled up before 15th, at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) In rear, headway 4th, led 7th, lost place 11th, well beaten before 4 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Ballyhill (11-11) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.