led, strongly challenged from 3 out, headed last, kept on under pressure
held up towards rear, headway 5 out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened after 2 out
mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 3 out, led last, stayed on strongly, driven out
in touch, joined leader 5th, every chance 3 out, kept on same pace from next
prominent when blundered and unseated rider 1st
held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, effort 2 out, weakened before last, eased flat
mid-division, lost place 5th, soon beaten
held up in rear, pushed along 7th, headway 3 out, never on terms
Renard blotted his copybook when refusing at Carlisle on his reappearance, but made amends with a cosy win in soft ground at Chepstow last week. However, Another Trump looks likely to handle today's going better, though he's 10lb higher than his win at Market Rasen in June. Lidar blundered his way around Fontwell on last month's chasing debut and ZORRO DE LA VEGA was well beaten at Stratford last month, but that came only six days after a convincing win on quick ground at Kempton and Sara Humphrey's charge is given a chance to prove his latest running all wrong. Hellfire Club was engaged to run at Southwell yesterday.
Lidar (FR) 2-1fav (11-3) Tracked leader, mistake 3rd, jumped left 6th, reminders approaching 8th, weakened before 3 out, last of 5, 32l behind Vertige Dore (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
Zorro De La Vega (FR) 4-1 (12-2) Tracked leading trio, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, 18l behind Wessex King (11-6) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Oct.
Another Trump (NZ) 9-1 (11-4) Led until 6th, led 8th, headed 10th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 10, 49l behind Benbane Head (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Sep.
Renard (FR) 10-1 (11-1) Made all, ridden before 3 out, kept on well, won at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy beating Be Definite (11-1) by 5l, 7 ran.
Lord Singer (FR) 11-1 (11-4) Prominent, mistake 3rd, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Educated Evans (10-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Oct.
Viable 9-1 (11-2) Held up, not fluent 1st, reminders and headway after 5th, lost place approaching 6th, soon behind, 6th of 7, well behind Professor Higgins (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Jul.
Hellfire Club 11-4 (11-0) Always prominent, led 4 out, hit 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well flat, won at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr '10 beating Meet The Critics (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sky Calling 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, left 2nd next, 2 lengths off winner when fell last, in a race won by Zorro De La Vega (11-3) at Kempton 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Oct, 6 ran.
Folie A Deux (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, went 2nd at 3rd, led 7th, headed before 3 out, one pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Mauritino (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) fm in Oct.