held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon one pace, weakened flat
held up towards rear, headway 8th, outpaced after 4 out, weakened before next
led, not fluent 6th, headed before 3 out, no extra
chased leaders, hit 6th, not fluent 8th, led 3 out, ridden out
held up in touch, ridden and weakened before 3 out
held up in rear, pecked 2nd, headway 4 out, weakened before next
pressed leader, led before 3 out, soon headed, held by winner after, kept on
chased leaders on outside, lost place and not fluent 8th, well beaten after next
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Love The Leader has been in good form over fences recently but is not as well treated over hurdles. Artichoke Heart is still struggling to get her head in front and has gone back up in the weights. Urtheonethatiwant lacks a recent run and Racing Spirit is now 0-26. His Dream can pop up when least expected but is very inconsistent. AGENT WESTY has only raced over this trip once before. He was on the heels of the leaders when slipping up over fences here last month and races off a 6lb lower mark over hurdles so gets the nod.
His Dream (IRE) 28-1 (11-1) Mid-division, closer on outside 4 out, soon pushed along, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 16, 20 1/2l behind Eva's Oskar (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Artichoke Heart 7-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Metro Boulot Dodo (12-2) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Love The Leader (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Chased leader, led 14th until before 3 out, chased winner after, well held 2 out, plugged on, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Kiwi Myth (10-8) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Urtheonethatiwant (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Held up in rear, headway soon after 4 out, ridden between 3 out and 2 out, hit 2 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, 23l behind Paddys Runner (12-3) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Our Delboy 40-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, ridden and weakened after 2 out, soon pulled up, at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Agent Westy (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Held up behind, headway after 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression, 7th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Wisecracker (10-8) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Isla Di Milano (IRE) 9-2 (10-6) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place before 8th, went modest 4th after 3 out, no impression, 4th of 10, 13l behind Ask Catkin (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
The Lion Man (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Raced wide, prominent in chasing group until lost place 5th, towards rear and never on terms after, 8th of 11, 24l behind Viking Ruby (10-10) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Bolton Boy (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, behind 4 out, 8th of 14, 29l behind Mack The Man (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Racing Spirit 8-1 (10-4) Towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, left 3rd last, kept on under pressure flat, not quite reach front pair, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Layerthorpe (11-0) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
