held up in touch, led 6th, clear approaching 3 out, blundered next, driven out
in rear, headway approaching 4 out, blundered 2 out, no impression
led to 5th, tracked leaders, ridden after 8th, kept on from 2 out
held up, chased winner after 5 out, one pace
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 8th, soon lost place, pulled up before last
with leader, led 5th, headed next, ridden 5 out, soon lost place
Another race thin on quality and Justtheoneforyou could go well for Malcolm Jefferson, although LEASE LEND is preferred. Suffice it to say that neither is lump-on material, but Lease Lend, from the in-form Tim Easterby yard, gets the marginal nod. He goes well at trips from this minimum up to 2m 4f, has winning form on bottomless ground, and remains on the same mark as when runner-up on his last two starts. He might just have too much for them here and can score for the first time since January 2008. Justtheoneforyou just looks to be a shade too high in the weights, but then all the others here are exposed too, and with placed form over this trip and with plenty of cut in the ground he has better credentials than most. Arumun is 3lbs higher than his best win and acts with cut, so is not written off, while Quito Du Tresor won a couple of French chases on soft ground and may just have been hiding his light under a bushel in hurdles in Britain so far, so check the market for clues on his chasing debut this side of the Channel. Lease Lend is suggested.
Lease Lend 3-1fav (11-7) Held up, headway and in touch 8th, went 2nd 11th, effort 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, held on for 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 11l behind Rory Boy (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Quito Du Tresor (FR) 28-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, under pressure 3 out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 35l behind Dinarius (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft.
Arumun (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Led, headed after 5 out, weakened approaching 3 out, 9th of 11, 34l behind Green Belt Elite (11-10) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Justtheoneforyou 3-1 (11-0) Chased winner until 3 out, soon weakened, left modest 2nd last, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Quicuyo (10-7) at Ayr 2m beg chs (4) hvy in Dec.
Hot Commodity (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Soon mid-division, 10th halfway, headway to 6th 3 out, ridden into moderate 4th 2 out, 3rd before last, no impression leaders, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 9l behind Thunder Run (10-4) at Sligo 2m 1f hcp chs 0-102 in Oct.
Tranos (USA) 16-1 (10-6) Held up, hit 3rd, reminders 10th, struggling when mistake next and 5 out, soon tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Rory Boy (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
