held up, mistake 11th, blundered 13th, ridden and struggling well before 3 out, left poor 4th at last
tracked leader, led 8th, led rest, hit 11th, pushed out and stayed on flat
chased leaders, jumped right 6th, chased winner from 9th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on, never quite able to threaten winner
mistakes, held up in rear, headway to track leading pair 12th, kept on under pressure flat to press for 2nd
led until slow jump and headed 8th, lost touch and struggling 12th, tailed off when jumped badly right 2 out
chased leaders in 4th, ridden before 3 out, well beaten 4th when blundered and unseated rider last
Nonrunner
If Nigel Twiston-Davies has him fit after a long lay-off then NIGHT SAFE looks to be on an attractive mark here and we will side with him to see off Nicto De Beauchene. The selection was a dual bumper winner who scored on his hurdling debut back in 2006 before running well behind Lou Du Moulin Mas at Cheltenham. He stays well, acts with plenty of cut, and the yard continues in form. A mark of 108 for his chasing debut, plunged straight into a handicap, looks very handy on the basis of his hurdling form and we'll take him to come back with a win. Nicto De Beauchene undoubteldy has ability and may well have been giving weight away here had he stood on his feet when going well in his last two outings. He has not yet won but it merely looks to be a matter of time and if he jumped around here then he'd not be far away. Ballygalley Bob has two chase wins to his name and acts on the ground. He should come on a fair bit for his return run and will be a different proposition today. Jades Double looks worth another try at this trip and represents a yard just hitting form again, so on ground that suits she is not ruled out by any stretch, but little else appeals and Night Safe looks to be the one.
BallyGalley Bob (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Mid-division until 9th, soon behind and pulled up 2 out in race won by Bally Conn (10-8) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs, 14 ran.
Night Safe (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Chased leaders, chased winner and not fluent 7th, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd before last, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Lou Du Moulin Mas (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov hdl (3) gd in Oct '06.
Nicto De Beauchene (FR) 7-2fav (11-8) In touch, tracked winner from 2nd, two lengths down when fell 4 out in race won by The Venetian (11-2) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs, 12 ran.
Fighting Chance (IRE) 17-2 (11-9) Held up, blundered 9th, headway 12th, weakened 5 out and fell 4 out in race won by The Venetian (11-2) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs, 12 ran.
The Speaker (FR) 33-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden and ran in snatches, headway 12th, just kept on, 3rd of 12, 40l behind The Venetian (11-2) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs.
Lescer's Lad 9-2 (10-6) Towards rear, hit 7th, one pace when mistake 3 out, plugged on after, 4th of 9, 15l behind Scalini's (10-10) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Jades Double 16-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, lost place 7th, behind when hampered 10th, no chance when pulled up at the 11th in race won by Soleil Fix (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in May, 9 ran.
