held up in the rear, mistake 12th, headway after 14th, went 3rd 4 out, weakened last, eased flat
chased leader, left in lead 13th, not fluent 3 out, stayed on under pressure flat
held up, not fluent 3rd, headway 5th, weakened 11th, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along after 6, lsot pace 11th, closed when left 3rd 13th, weakened after 4 out
held up in rear, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 4th, headway 11th, left 2nd and hampered 13th, hampered 3 out, edged left after 2 out, stayed on towards finish
chased leaders, close 3rd when blundered, hampered and unseated rider 13th
led, fell 13th
held up, mistake and reminder 2nd, headway when not fluent 6th, dropped rear 9th, mistake next, tailed off
ROZNIC's resurgence continues apace and he may be able to add another notch to his tally stick. He has most to fear from College Ace and Fire And Rain. Roznic had slipped to a handy mark following a year without success and Tim Vaughan has taken advantage of that and placed him to win over hurdles and fences. He is now higher than his highest winning mark but he scored so easily at Newcastle that it's not hard to believe that he can rank a little higher still on that showing. College Ace is a fair sort on his day as he showed when winning easily at Huntingdon and he has been fairly treated by the assessor. He hasn't always been the most consistent in the past but he should be in the mix if able to reproduce a similar performance. Two Miles West drops markedly in grade and could be of interest if the market vibes are positive whilst the best efforts of Potts Of Magic and Meggie's Beau puts them in the frame but we're quite interested in Fire And Rain. He ran in the Leger in 2006 and has caught the eye once or twice since switching codes; he's yet to deliver and is trying fences for the first time but should be monitored. This is a tough place to start though so it makes more sense to side with Roznic.
Roznic (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Held up mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, led next, drew clear from last, won at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs beating Jethro Tull (10-2) by 6l, 10 ran.
College Ace (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Close up, ridden 4 out, led approaching 2 out, ran on flat, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs beating Thai Vango (10-12) by 10l, 9 ran.
Two Miles West (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, ridden approaching 11th, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 41l behind Kandjar D'allier (11-10) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.
Dasher Reilly (USA) 100-1 (11-1) In touch, driven 6th, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up at the 12th in race won by Cresswell Willow (11-3) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs, 15 ran.
Potts of Magic 8-1 (10-2) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 10l behind Brenin Cwmtudu (10-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs.
Fire And Rain (FR) 18-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, weakened after 9th, 4th of 15, 25l behind Tisfreetdream (10-11) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (3) gd in Oct.
Beehawk 7-1 (11-6) Held up, headway approaching 7th, weakened approaching 4 out, behind when pulled up 3 out in race won by Scalini's (10-10) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft, 9 ran.
Meggie's Beau (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 12th, behind when pulled up in race won by Flight Command (11-3) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs, 12 ran.
Ortega (FR) 14-1 (10-9) In touch, driven 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 38l behind Hasanpour (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
