held up, headway 12th, ridden approaching 4 out, ridden when 4 lengths down in 3rd, blundered 2 out, pecked last, weakened flat
mid-division, pushed along 10th, weakened 15th, behind when blundered 2 out
behind, headway approaching 15th, weakened before next
mid-division, ridden 14th, weakened next
mid-division, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, reminders after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, headway 12th, led 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed and no extra flat
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, weakened 10th
always towards rear
in touch, led 13th, ridden approaching 4 out, headed 3 out, rallied to lead flat, stayed on
chased leaders, hit 9th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up, headway 10th, weakened 4 out
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
in touch, ridden when hit 4 out, hung left and one pace flat
led to 2nd, prominent, ridden after 10th, hit 15th, weakened before next
led 2nd to 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
prominent, ridden 15th, weakened before next, no chance when jumped badly left 2 out
The vote here goes to Rosetown ahead of Kimono Royal and Fieldsofclover. Kimono Royal fell on his chasing debut but his hurdling form affords him respect, as does the fact he hails from a good yard. Mini Dare is well-enough weighted based on his hurdling form and, despite being ten pounds above his Huntingdon winning mark, he can't be ruled out in a modest event. Hurdling efforts would also give Scratch The Dove and Rohan a chance, a similar comment applying to Fieldsofclover based on his best Irish form, and he is potentially interesting. A further drop in the weights from his last run sees the one-time decent Valleymore now on a more realistic mark, but Jesnic has failed to build on his Worcester run in April in three runs since. Rosetown does at least know how to win and, if retaining just a modicum of his hurdling ability, would rate as a major player. In fact, the handicapper seems to have been very fair indeed in assessing him over fences. Finally, Tianyi seemed to show a bit more here over a shorter trip last time but, from Celia's High downwards, they will race from out of the handicap, which leads us to look elsewhere for the selection, which happens to be Rosetown.
Kimono Royal (FR) 5-1 (11-12) fell at the 1st in race won by Presenting Express (10-13) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in Dec, 9 ran.
Mini Dare 4-1fav (10-1) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 40l behind Ede'iff (9-10) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-125 (D) gd in Dec.
Scratch The Dove 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden, one pace from 4 out, 3rd of 7, 30l behind De Blanc (10-12) at Towcester 2m 3f mrs beg chs (4) sft.
Valleymore (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Led 2nd, headed after 5th, led again 7th to 10th, weakened 14th, 8th of 10, well behind Lord Brock (11-2) at Haydock 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft.
Rohan 14-1 (11-10) Mid-division, mistake 4th, blundered 7th, headway 10th, weakened 17th, 4th of 12, 44l behind Caught At Dawn (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hts chs (H) gd in Apr.
Fieldsofclover (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out, 15th of 22, well behind Purple Shuffle (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-109 gs in Oct.
Jesnic (IRE) 50-1 (11-10) Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, mistake 3 out, 7th of 15, 46l behind Boardroom Dancer (11-3) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-88 (5) gd.
Sidcup's Gold (IRE) 125-1 (11-9) In touch, weakening when fell at the 12th in race won by Merry Storm (10-9) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-88 (5) sft, 16 ran.
Rosetown (IRE) 9-4fav (11-3) Led 1st, headed next, stayed prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out, 4th of 16, 27l behind Merry Storm (10-9) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-88 (5) sft.
Tianyi (IRE) 22-1 (10-3) Held up in touch, under pressure before 4 out, one pace from next, 5th of 16, 10l behind Moscow Gold (9-13) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gd in Dec.
Celia's High (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Towards rear, struggling 14th, tailed off and pulled up 5 out in race won by Bang And Blame (10-4) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (F) sft in Dec, 13 ran.
Irish Grouse (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Held up, took closer order briefly after 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up 2 out in race won by Walcot Lad (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (F) gd in Dec, 10 ran.
Jacarado (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) In rear when hampered 2nd, lost touch from 4th pulled up 2 out in race won by Wages (11-2) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft, 13 ran.
Bright Present (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Ridden to chase leaders, weakened approaching 4th, soon behind, 12th of 14, well behind Arry Dash (10-12) at Fakenham 2m nov hdl (E) gd in Dec.
Alexander Musical (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Held up, headway 7th, hit 4 out, weakened 3 out, 5th of 7, 19l behind Miss Shakira (11-12) at Hereford 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in Nov.
Cleymor House (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Close up on inside, effort 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next, 5th of 15, 13l behind Qualitair Pleasure (11-7) at Doncaster 3m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (E) gd in Nov.
