raced keenly, soon led, going strongly when fell heavily 2 out
held up in touch, good headway on inside tracking leaders 3 out, 2nd soon after until left in lead 2 out, headed and not fluent last, stayed on same pace run-in
held up in 4th place, pushed along and headway approaching 2 out, left in 2nd pace 2 out, ridden to lead last, ridden clear
raced wide, chased leader after 2nd until approaching 3 out, weakened quickly, no chance when badly hampered by loose horse and unseated rider 2 out
led briefly, settled in 3rd place after 2nd, 2nd approaching 3 out until after 3 out, pushed along and every chance when badly hampered 2 out, not recover
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It is almost a year since CRAFTY ROBERTO last ran over hurdles but he has won three times over the smaller obstacles and should give William Carson a good ride in a race restricted to jockeys who normally ride on the Flat. All three of The Game Is A Foot's victories have come in a lesser grade at Plumpton while the three-year-old Amadeus Rox will have to carry 9lb more than his allotted weight. Capitoul looks high enough in the weights but Argyle and Collodi have plenty to prove and Keep To The Beat has a lengthy absence to overcome.
Capitoul (FR) 11-2 (12-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, 2nd 4 out until before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Derintoher Yank (11-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Argyle (IRE) 17-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, 2nd 8f out until pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 31 3/4l behind Betsalottie (10-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
The Game Is A Foot (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders next, led approaching last, ran on well, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Posh Totty (10-0) by 9l, 8 ran.
Keep To The Beat 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 5 out, pressed from 3 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 13l behind Amuse Me (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Amadeus Rox (FR) 11-4 (10-12) Tracked leader until before 2nd, stayed handy, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, one pace before last, 4th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Speedo Boy (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Crafty Roberto 4-1 (11-11) Led, ridden before 2 out, kept on and headed close home, 2nd of 6, hd behind Saffron Prince (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Collodi (GER) 3-1 (11-4) Chased clear leaders, closed after 4th, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
