tracked leaders, weakened 15th, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, hit 8th, headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, one pace from 2 out
mid-division, lost touch 12th, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader, jumped right 4th, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, led 15th, hit last, all out and headed close home
in touch, driven 6th, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up before 12th, dismounted
held up, headway 13th, ridden 2 out, led close home, ran on
in touch, driven 3rd, ridden 12th, weakened 14th
in touch, mistake and lost place 11th, behind when pulled up before 12th
never dangerous
always in rear, pulled up before 4 out
held up, mistakes 7 and 8th, headway 15th, 5th and held when fell last
in rear, behind from 12th, pulled up after 15th
led, jumped left 6th, hit all 4 fences in back straight, ridden and headed 15th, weakened
held up, steady headway 10th, chased leaders 4 out, soon held
Withdrawn
There are several in here with claims on the best of their form but our short-list comprises Seize, BREIZ DREAM'S and Zacharova. Venetia Williams' yard is just getting into top gear and there should be more to come from Zacharova following last month's reappearance at Towcester. He should be able to see out this trip on an easy track and he hasn't got too many miles on the clock so could improve. Loch Vic is open to improvement, Spring Lover has a great record here whilst the likes of Down's Folly, Super Judge and Cresswell Willow could all pop up if putting their best foot forwards. We like the look of the two at the foot of the weights though and this test should bring the best out of Seize who ran his best race to date over fences on his latest start. He's only gone up by 4lbs for that run and shouldn't be long in gaining a first chase success. Marginal preference on this occasion is for Heather Dalton's Breiz Dreams who ran his best race since arriving from France at Leicester last time. This is a relatively quick reappearance but it does mean that the handicapper hasn't had time to react and Breiz Dreams can strike while the iron's hot.
Lester Leaps In (USA) 25-1 (11-2) Held up in last pair, not fluent 7th, mistake next, no chance from 10th, not jumped well from next, 5th of 6, well behind Ring The Boss (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Oct.
Down's Folly (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, no impression after, 4th of 8, 35l behind Master Medic (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.
Spring Lover (FR) 14-1 (11-7) Chased leader until after 4th, weakened under pressure approaching 4 out, 7th of 10, 41l behind Storm of Applause (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Apr.
Ice Bucket (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Tracked leader, led 4 out to 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 13, 20l behind One Sniff (11-0) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Apr.
Midnight Gold 9-2fav (11-0) In touch, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, well behind Take A Mile (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Dasher Reilly (USA) 66-1 (10-13) In touch, ridden 12th, weakened 14th, 5th of 7, well behind Backbord (11-0) at Fakenham 3m nov chs (3) gs.
Cresswell Willow (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Tracking winner when fell at the 12th in race won by Hello Bud (11-8) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs, 16 ran.
Loch Vic (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) With winner, hit 3rd and 5th, ridden and beaten approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Strong Coffee (11-4) at Southwell 3m beg chs (3) gd in Oct.
Zacharova (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) In rear, headway 3rd, lost place and pushed along 6th, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd, no chance with winner last, weakened flat, 2nd of 11, 14l behind Auditor (10-0) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Super Judge (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, hit 13th, no chance from 15th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Go For One (10-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs, 10 ran.
Ede'iff 7-2 (11-0) Always in touch, 2nd approaching 4 out, led and hit 2 out, ran on well flat, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd in May beating Young Tot (11-3) by 5l, 14 ran.
Downing Street (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) In rear, mistake 3rd, headway 9th, ridden to lead after 12th, headed 14th, no chance with winner from 3 out, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Can't Buy Time (11-9) at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs (4) gd in Oct.
Mylo 40-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, mistake 9th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Super Nick (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct, 15 ran.
Breiz Dream's (FR) 16-1 (11-10) Led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Pop Ahead (11-11) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Seize 7-1 (10-10) Towards rear, kept on from 3 out to go 2nd after next, ridden and challenged winner briefly approaching last, one pace flat, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Rosie All Over (11-1) at Kelso 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft.
Sea Wall 6-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, well behind Bermuda Pointe (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sept.
