held up, towards rear, not fluent 3rd, steady headway 8th, outpaced when blundered 4 out, plugged on into modest 5th last
held up, in last pair, hampered before 4 out, never involved, tailed off
tracked leader, mistake 4th, dived at 8th, pushed along when lost action pulled up quickly and dismounted approaching 4 out
held up, in rear, steady headway before 3 out, weakened next
in rear, jumped slowly 8th, reminders and struggling before 10th, tailed off
chased leaders, left in 2nd approaching 4 out, ridden to challenge on outside 2 out, driven and edged right between last two, stayed on under pressure to lead final 100 yards
chased leaders, went badly left 3rd, not fluent 3 out, weakened before next
held up, headway tracking leaders 7th, went right 9th, ridden between last two, 4th and one pace run-in, took modest 3rd close home
led, dived at 6th, ridden before blundered last, soon recovered and stayed on, headed and no extra final 100 yards
in mid-division when fell 5th
in touch, lost place 7th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
chased leaders, challenged 2 out, ridden between last two, every chance last, one pace run in, lost modest 3rd close home
WALKING IN THE AIR won at Wincanton in March and ran well on last month’s reappearance at Carlisle. Dan Skelton’s charge drops down a grade for this and is preferred to Cusheen Bridge, second over 3m here last time but a course and distance winner during the summer. Palm Grey won at Carlisle recently but makes less appeal carrying 7lb extra but Hedley Lamarr looks on a decent mark on his return to action. Mccabe Creek is usually thereabouts but is hard to win with and Preseli Rock has only won a maiden hurdle so far.
Pinnacle Panda (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear when brought down 4th, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Preseli Rock (IRE) 4-7fav (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 9, 35 3/4l behind Sweetlittlekitty (10-5) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Jun.
Walking In The Air (IRE) 2-1fav (10-7) In touch on outside, chased winner before 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 11, 10 1/4l behind Definitly Red (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
McCabe Creek (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, no impression, no extra flat, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind I'dliketheoption (11-1) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Hedley Lamarr (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd or 2 out, led briefly after home bend, still close up last, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Matorico (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Cusheen Bridge (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, led before 2 out, soon strongly challenged, headed closing stages, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind By The Boardwalk (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Urban Hymn (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, weakened before 3 out, last of 5, dist behind Seldom Inn (11-0) at Kelso 2m 7f (4) gs in Oct.
Spencer Lea 6-1cfav (11-0) Mistakes 1st and 3rd, held up well in rear, never on terms, 8th of 16, 20 1/2l behind Taj Badalandabad (11-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Palm Grey (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Made all, ridden run-in, kept on well, won at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Spanish Fleet (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Man From Seville 9-1 (11-6) Raced keenly tracking leading trio, jumped slowly 4 out, soon weakened, last of 6, 37 3/4l behind Double W's (11-0) at Haydock 2m (4) gd in Mar.
Nightline 9-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2nd until before 5th, chased leaders, weakened 2 out, 5th of 9, 29l behind Tara Tavey (11-4) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Breath Of Blighty (FR) 7-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, on outside, ridden and no extra before last, 5th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Kalaskadesemilley (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.
