towards rear, outpaced 16th, headway 3 out, went 3rd from 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, headway 12th, weakened before 16th, tailed off
towards rear, fell 2nd
mid-division, went 2nd before 4 out, weakened before last
in rear and not fluent, pushed along halfway, tailed off
led to 4th, led again 16th, clear before 2 out, kept on strongly
mid-division, unseated 4th,
with winner, led 4th, jumped left 11th, headed 16th, no chance with winner from 2 out
towards rear, brought down 15th
tracked leaders, fell 15th
Nonrunner
This is a tight-looking handicap with several having shown a liking for this track in the past. Rockiteer has won three times here and the in-form Market Option has won here over hurdles. Imperial Circus won this last year and Western King scored over 3m a year ago and enters calculations, though was well behind Makethe Mostofnow at Market Rasen last time. My Lad Percy keeps knocking on the door and Dreamsoftheatre is another consistent type but Boyfromnowhere is hard to predict and returns from a break. We'll take a chance on WHAT A WARRIOR, who has his first run for Dan Skelton but is thrown in on last year's form and won over 2m4f here 18 months ago.
Imperial Circus (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Seebright (11-7) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in May.
Dreamsoftheatre (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, reminder after 7th, headway after 4 out, responded to strong pressure from 2 out, went 2nd flat, every chance, held close home, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Welsh Bard (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Jul.
Makethe Mostofnow (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Held up in touch, went 3rd from 8th, led last, kept on well, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Aug beating Pantxoa (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Boyfromnowhere (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Led, headed before 5 out, ridden and weakened 4 out, 6th of 9, 26l behind Divine Intavention (11-5) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Western King (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, pushed along after 5th, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 11l behind Kalamill (10-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
What A Warrior (IRE) 7-2fav (11-10) Always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Divine Intavention (11-5) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Dark Energy 11-1 (11-5) Led after 2nd, clear 5th, cocked jaw, veered right towards paddock exit on bend before 11th, headed and pulled up, in a race won by Famousandfearless (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd, 6 ran.
Rockiteer (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Led, ridden after 4 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, last of 5, 18l behind Kalamill (10-7) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
My Lad Percy 7-2 (10-6) Held up in last pair in touch, headway 11th, challenged 4 out, led next, ridden flat, kept on, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Barton Stacey (11-9) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
Market Option (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) With leader, led 3rd, not fluent and pecked 5th, led 8th, not fluent 10th, hit 5 out, headed before last, hampered and left in clear lead at fence, all out, won at Fontwell 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun beating Hinton Indiana (10-5) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Chapolimoss (FR) 14-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, not fluent 12th, headway before 4 out, stayed on from home turn, no impression and unable to get on terms to challenge, 4th of 8, 7l behind Jurisdiction (10-12) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May.
