tended to jump left, pressed leader, led 6th until 9th, chased leader until went left and lost 2nd 13th, soon weakened, poor 7th when blundered and unseated rider next
jumped right, led until 6th, chased leader until next, chased leading pair, went 2nd again 13th, pushed along before 4 out, hung left approaching next, ridden and no impression when blundered 2 out
held up towards rear, reminder in 7th place after 8th (water), chasing leaders when hit 12th, 3rd after 13th, pushed along 4 out, held when pecked last
towards rear, tailed off and pulled up 1th
held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 8th (water), 4th and one pace from 14th
tended to jump right, tracked leaders, 2nd at 7th, led before 9th, went right 4 out and next, clear before went right again next, kept on strongly
held up in rear, some headway 12th, pushed along and outpaced in 7th before next
mid-division, mistake 4th, headway tracking leaders 8th (water), weakened soon after 13th, tailing off when pulled up before next
held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 8t h(water), pushed along after 13th, outpaced after next, plugged on in 5th from next
not fluent in rear, tailed off
Minella On Line, Invicta Lake and LOCAL SHOW all tackle fences for the first time but the latter has a chasing pedigree and has already won a point-to-point. Very lightly-raced, he has the scope to be better than his current mark and the lack of a recent run is not a concern. Of those with experience, Bangor scorer Blameitalonmyroots is the most interesting as the form of his victory has already been franked and he's still only a five-year-old. Delgany Demon could do with some from the handicapper but has place prospects again and Gentleman Jon also has ability but needs to sort out his jumping. Wuff has proved a little disappointing and needs to raise his game.
Delgany Demon 9-2 (11-8) Jumped left, led until mistake 1st, led again 3rd, jumped left 3 out, went badly left 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last where went left again, stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Another Hero (11-3) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Wuff (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Chased leaders, hampered and lost place 16th, closed 5 out, soon ridden and beaten, weakened 4 out, jumped right 3 out, 5th of 9, 30 1/4l behind Harry's Farewell (11-8) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Minella On Line (IRE) 7-2 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 7th, one pace before last, no impression on leading pair, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Molly's A Diva (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Whats Left (IRE) 6-1jfav (11-8) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 13th, effort before 4 out, no impression next, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Gentleman Jon 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, badly bumped and rider lost iron briefly 1st, pushed along in 4th after 4 out, weakening in 5th when stumbled next, modest 4th again 2 out, 4th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Saint Roque (11-8) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Local Show (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Keen, tracking leaders, went 2nd 4th until approaching 3 out, 2nd again soon after 3 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Chosen Well (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f (4) hvy in Mar.
Invicta Lake (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, never involved, 10th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Rons Dream (10-11) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp lst (1) gs in Nov.
Atlantic Roller (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up in 5th, headway chasing leaders 5th, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Blameitalonmyroots (IRE) 13-8fav (10-9) With leader, led 5th, driven when challenged after 2 out, stayed on gamely, won at Bangor 3m (3) hvy in Nov beating Teddy Tee (11-2) by 1l, 4 ran.
Shah Of Persia 11-4 (10-8) Led or disputed lead to 7th, tracked winner, reminder after 12th, lost place when blundered 3 out, soon weakened and behind, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Capard King (11-8) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
