chased leader, mistake 10th, blundered badly and lost 2nd 5 out, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out
raced wide, chased leaders, hit 4th, weakened 9th, behind and pulled up before 5 out
held up, steady headway after 8th, chased leaders approaching 4 out, weakening when mistake next, left modest 3rd 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
tended to jump left, raced keenly, led, headed and lost 2nd 3 out, chased leading pair, left modest 2nd 2 out, blundered last, lost 2nd flat, no extra in 4th close home
held up, steady headway 10th, chased leaders 3 out, driven to challenge in 2nd and every chance when knuckled on landing and fell 2 out
chased leaders, losing place when blundered 4 out
took keen hold, chased leading pair, went 2nd 5th, led 3 out, joined and pressed when left clear 2 out
held up, not fluent 8th, stumbled next, outpaced 5 out, rallied and staying on again when left 4th 2 out, stayed on to 3rd close home
Fred Bojangals is 3lb higher than when successful in this 12 months ago and will struggle to stage a repeat. There's every prospect of Relax adding to his three victories over fences so far, however, while Red Tanber boasts a terrific record over C&D and could go well on his return. The former Paul Nicholls-trained Balding Banker will have learned plenty from his chasing bow at Hexham but LOCKED IN THEPOCKET may prove the pick of the weights. He just failed to overhaul Accordingtoscript over this trip over hurdles at Newcastle two weeks ago and races off a lower mark over fences
Relax (FR) 11-10fav (11-1) Jumped right, led after 1st, bumped rival 2nd, ridden and edged right on bend before 2 out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in May beating Only Vintage (11-1) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Red Tanber (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd and keen, ridden before 3 out, chased winner before last, kept on and held, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Tiptoeaway (11-0) at Ayr 2m nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Balding Banker (IRE) 22-1 (11-3) Chased leaders early, soon dropped into mid-division, outpaced after 2 out, kept on same pace flat, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind No Planning (11-3) at Hexham 2m nov chs (4) hvy in Oct.
Fred Bojangals (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, effort 2 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 20l behind Tito Bustillo (11-12) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Oct.
Dica (FR) 33-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, close up in 3rd when fell 6th, in a race won by Creekside (10-7) at Towcester 2m beg chs (4) gf in Oct, 11 ran.
Blazin White Face (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Prominent early, tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, stumbled 14th, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Nodforms Violet (11-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Sep, 8 ran.
Locked Inthepocket (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to take 2nd before last, led flat, kept on, headed final stride, 2nd of 9, shd behind Acordingtoscript (9-13) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
One Fine Morning 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 17l behind Hunters Lodge (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
