in touch, pushed along approaching 4 out, stayed on same pace
behind, pushed along and struggling 5 out, never on terms, tailed off
held up towards rear, good headway on inside to get in behind leaders approaching 8th, pushed along approaching 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon ridden, upsides last, led soon after, ridden out, good ride
not fluent towards rear, mistake 4th, stumbled 7th, struggling and no chance 5 out, behind and went left 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway after 5 out, disputing close enough 3rd when stumbled badly 4 out, well held in 4th when blundered badly 2 out
held up in last trio, ridden and struggling in last pair 5 out, headway next, stayed on well to dispute modest 3rd when blundered last, went 3rd soon after, no chance with leading duo
chased leader 2nd until after 4th, went 2nd again and every chance when blundered 5 out, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, led soon after 4 out, joined and pressed last, headed soon after, kept on same pace flat
took keen hold, led, not fluent 7th, narrowly headed after next, chased leader, hit 9th, lost 2nd next, weakened approaching 5 out, tailed off
chased leader until 2nd, went 2nd again after 4th, narrow lead on inside after 8th, ridden and mistake 4 out, soon headed, chased leader until approaching 2 out, not fluent and lost modest 3rd last, weakened flat
Heavenly Chorus is potentially well treated but was beaten in a seller over hurdles when last seen. Altan Khan has taken well to fences and should have no problem confirming Sedgefield form with subsequent Hexham second Fred Bojangals, despite the revised terms. He's gone up a further 3lb since finishing third at Carlisle, however, while Rossini's Dancer still looks too high in the weights though has winning form over C&D. OCARINA was well beaten over a longer trip on his reappearance but is now only a pound higher than when successful over 2m5f at Hexham a year ago and Harry Haynes takes off a further 3lb. He could be worth an interest getting weight from all bar one of his rivals in this.
Unanswered 50-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, headway to lead from 5th, strongly pressed and headed 2 out, no impression on easy winner in 3rd from before last, 3rd of 16, 10l behind On The Way Out (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f beg chs in Oct.
Altan Khan 5-2fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, outpaced before 5th, headway 4 out, ridden and went 3rd before 2 out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Quicuyo (11-7) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
Fred Bojangals (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, led on bit approaching last, soon ridden, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind The Magic Bishop (11-6) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Livvy Inn (USA) 14-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, not always fluent, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th after 2 out, one pace flat, 4th of 15, 7l behind Willandrich (9-11) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Word of Warning 40-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, lost place next, rallied 3 out, no impression last, stayed on flat, 5th of 12, 8l behind Work Boy (11-3) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Rossini's Dancer 4-1fav (11-5) Towards rear, blundered 1st, ridden 3 out, plugged on from last, went 3rd run-in, no impression, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Star Beat (11-12) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
The Paddy Premium (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Led, headed before 9th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, 28l behind The Cockney Squire (11-10) at Kelso 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Oct.
Heavenly Chorus 6-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway under pressure after 2 out, chased leading pair approaching last, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Degas Art (10-9) at Hexham 2m sell hdl (5) gf in May.
Ocarina (FR) 16-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from before 3 out, 6th of 10, 25l behind Humbie (11-12) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Bob Will (IRE) 5-1fav (10-1) Prominent, not fluent 12th, ridden 4 out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 11, 26l behind Foxesbow (11-4) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Jul.
