held up and behind, steady headway after 12th, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace pace run-in
chased leaders on outside, lost place 7th (water), rallied chasing leaders again 9th, reminder before 12th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, went badly right next
jumped right, towards last and struggling 11th, tailed off when went badly right 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in last pair, steady headway on inside approaching 3 out, ridden before next, ridden into modest 3rd approaching 2 out, no impression on leading duo
held up, headway chasing leaders 7th (water), chased leading pair next, 2nd travelling well 4 out, led before 3 out, hit last, hung badly left run-in, stayed on
chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th (water), last and struggling when mistake 12th, tailed off and pulled up before next
jumped right, led, hit 13th, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon lost 2nd, chased leading pair until approaching 2 out, no impression in modest 4th, weakened
chased leaders, losing place when pulled up after 12th
chased leader until 4 out, ridden and hung left before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, well beaten when swished tail under pressure after 2 out
Winston Churchill blotted his copybook last time at Uttoxeter but Valid Point made it eighth time lucky over fences at Leicester while Hellorboston arrives off the back of a hurdles win at Sedgefield and will have had plenty of schooling. A Good Skin made a promising start at Huntingdon and should make a chaser while Bandit Country is another who can win races over the larger obstacles, despite proving hard to place over timber. Little went right for TRUCKERS DARLING on her chasing bow at Musselburgh and she was pulled up. But this three-time hurdles winner has already won a point-to-point so is probably worth another chance as she's not badly treated at the weights.
A Good Skin (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Mistake first held up, headway 10th, tracked leader 3 out, soon ridden, chasing winner when hit last, kept one pace, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Catching On (11-1) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft.
Hellorboston (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well run-in, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs beating Getabuzz (11-11) by 7l, 7 ran.
Truckers Darling (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Held up, not fluent 5th, closed after next, badly hampered 12th, rider lost irons and unable to recover, pulled up before 14th, in a race won by Island Heights (11-2) at Musselburgh 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd, 6 ran.
Valid Point (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, jumped left 2nd, not fluent 8th or 11th, headway before 4 out, led last, stayed on, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Jan beating King Of Glory (11-11) by 5l, 13 ran.
Bandit Country (IRE) 10-3fav (11-10) Chased leader, pushed along and hung left from before 2 out, well held when lost 2nd soon after the last, hung left and weakened run-in, 6th of 14, 17l behind Cash Injection (10-10) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan.
Trillerin Minella (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Chased winner, blundered 5th, lost 2nd 7th, chased leaders, not fluent next, 2nd again 10th until ridden 4 out, soon weakened, poor 4th when blundered 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Strollawaynow (11-2) at Taunton 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec, 8 ran.
Winston Churchill (IRE) 4-1 (9-11) Led until 1st, chased winner, fell 6th, in a race won by Opening Batsman (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft, 6 ran.
Grabtheglory (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, in a race won by Valid Point (11-9) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Jan, 13 ran.
Baroque Man 8-1 (11-1) Took keen hold, mid-division, lost place 8th, well behind 3 out, 7th of 9, well behind Olympian Boy (10-12) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Aloomomo (FR) (10-5) 6th of 12, well behind Let It Song (10-10) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 1f 4yo chs hvy in Dec.
