in touch, pushed along before 3 out, ridden approaching next, every chance last, no extra flat
led, headed before 4th, joined leader 7th, pushed along and headed before 4 out, lost place next, fading when mistake 2 out
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and switched right approaching next, every chance when mistake last, stayed on flat
close up, led before 4th, joined 7th, pushed along and led outright before 4 out, not fluent 2 out, challenged approaching last, ran on flat
held up, not fluent 6th, pushed along 4 out, no extra from 2 out
TROOPER TURNBULL appeared to have a bit in hand when scoring on just his second start over fences at Wetherby and looks the one to beat. Burrows Diamond, a dual hurdles winner in the spring, was in touch when falling four out in that Wetherby event but winning point-to-pointer Maid O'malley has been making too many mistakes over regulation fences. Avoid De Master would have won at Hexham with a better round of jumping while Ugo Du Misselot makes his chasing debut.
Trooper Turnbull (IRE) 6-5fav (11-7) Held up in touch, closed on leaders 4 out, joined leader before 3 out, mistake 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, ran on well, comfortably, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Away At Dawn (11-9) by 3l, 4 ran.
Burrows Diamond (FR) 4-1 (11-6) Chased leader, ridden and headway when falling 4 out, at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Maid O'Malley 6-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear on outside, closed when slow 8th, went 3rd before 4 out, went 2nd and stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 6 1/2l behind Roxboro Road (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Avoid De Master (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Prominent, ridden 2 out, headway into second before last, ran on but always held, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Rollerruler (10-10) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Ugo Du Misselot (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Off the pace in last pair, headway and went prominent in chasing group 3 out, went modest 3rd before next, never any chance with leading duo, 3rd of 8, 9 1/2l behind Ben Brody (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.