held up in touch, outpaced approaching 3 out, never dangerous after
raced keenly, in touch, headway on inside approaching 3 out, led before next, ridden between last two, over two lengths ahead last, headed last strides
in touch, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
led until 4th, led again 4 out until headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, not run on
chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, ridden between last two, over two lengths down last, stayed on under pressure to lead last strides
chased leader, led 4th until 4 out, chased leader until weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off
Even though he's been out of sorts this year, it's still a bit of a surprise to see CALCULATED RISK dropped into a seller as poor as this. If he retains a fraction of his former ability the six-year-old, who was a decent novice a couple of years ago, would beat these in a hack canter. A Little Bit Dusty has to give the selection 8lb and was beaten a distance when favourite for a Huntingdon claimer last time. He also has a bit to find with El Massivo on collateral form. Notts So Blue got nowhere near in an equally dire affair here on his hurdles bow.
A Little Bit Dusty 11-8fav (11-2) Held up, headway 4th, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, dist behind Fair Loch (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gs in Nov.
El Massivo (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Close up, ridden 4 out, weakened next, soon pulled up, at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Adadream 100-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, last of 12, dist behind Robinesse (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m (6) gd in May.
Calculated Risk 10-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, outpaced before 3 out, well beaten before next, last of 7, 26 1/4l behind Bivouac (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Edward Elgar 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 16 1/2l behind Nice Story (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (7) pol in Nov.
Notts So Blue 50-1 (11-1) Held up behind, pushed along and reminders before 4 out, soon outpaced, kept on from 2 out, 4th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Clock On Tom (11-12) at Leicester 2m (5) gs in Nov.
