chased leaders, lost place 8th, ridden approaching 10th, behind when mistake next, tailed off
held up in 5th, headway 7th, pressed winner when not fluent 13th, ridden to lead narrowly before 4 out, not fluent and headed 3 out, 1 length down when hampered and left clear last
hit 1st, tracked leader until 5th, mistake and lost place 10th, pulled up before 12th
led, hit 13th, headed narrowly before 4 out, regained lead 3 out, 1 lenght up when fell last
held up in rear, mistake 1st, behind 10th, went remote 4th 3 out, left 2nd last, no chance with winner
jumped left 1st, chased leaders, hit 13th, weakened approaching 4 out, fell 3 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, mistake 8th, not fluent and lost 2nd 13th, weakened approaching 4 out
MUD MONKEY won very easily at Huntingdon in a similar contest and a similar display could make him hard to beat despite his 7lb penalty. There is always the chance that that race may have taken too much out of him and he's likely to be fairly short in the market so there should be some value elsewhere. El Distintivo merits respect given his trainer's record here whilst Holmwood Legend would have claims if able to recapture the form that he showed in the spring. Master Somerville and Magnetic Pole have claims on the pick of their form whilst Pacha D'Oudairies would be of interest if his new yard can nurse him back to form.
Adajal (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, jumped left 3rd, weakened from 8th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last, in a race won by Sibenek (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy, 8 ran.
Holmwood Legend 5-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, weakened after 5 out and tailed off, hit 3 out and last, 5th of 9, well behind Midnight Haze (11-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs.
Master Somerville 7-1 (11-12) Led, hit 1st, not fluent next, headed and hit 10th, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out, 8th of 12, 43l behind Deuteronomy (10-4) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Mud Monkey 9-2 (10-13) Made all, drew clear after 3 out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs beating Psi (11-9) by 21l, 12 ran.
Pacha D'Oudairies (FR) 8-1 (11-5) Held up in 5th when hampered and unseated rider 5th, in a race won by Fine Parchment (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy, 6 ran.
El Distintivo (ARG) 25-1 (11-10) In rear when blundered 3rd, struggling 6th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Cadoudalas (11-8) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft, 8 ran.
Magnetic Pole 22-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, mistake 10th, hit 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 12, 26l behind Deuteronomy (10-4) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
