tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, ridden and no impression from next, lost 4th near finish
held up behind in touch, headway on outside 4 out, chased leading pair when blundered 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression before last
reluctantly led, set steady pace, made all, driven 3 out, ridden and hard pressed between last 2, stayed on well towards finish
tracked winner, lost place before 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened from next
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged next, ridden and every chance between last 2, switched left last, kept on, no extra and held towards finish
tracked leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden next, stayed to take 4th near finish, no chance with leaders
CHIDSWELL probably didn't have much to beat when keeping his unbeaten record intact on his hurdling debut at Ayr. But there should be plenty more to come from Nicky Richards' gelding and he's preferred to Stratford scorer Native River and Donna's Diamond. The latter hasn't been finding much off the bridle so far and may benefit from a drop in distance but Definitly Red is interesting. He won a couple of bumpers last season and made a winning start to this campaign when landing a Listed NH Flat Race at Cheltenham. Mister Springsprong is no slouch but is conceding weight all round while Bowdler's Magic is likely to do better in handicaps.
Mister Spingsprong (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Held up in last pair in touch, headway to challenge 3 out, every chance next, ridden and one pace between last 2, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Vicente (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nh nov hdl (2) gd in Oct.
Chidswell (IRE) 11-10fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led and mistake last, stayed on well, won at Ayr 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct beating Ballyboker Breeze (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Native River (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, not fluent 2 out, soon went 2nd, jumped right and led last, stayed on, clear towards finish, won at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct beating Mount Haven (10-13) by 4l, 13 ran.
Bowdler's Magic 7-2fav (11-5) Chased leaders, weakening when mistake 2 out, 5th of 8, 6l behind Grimley Girl (10-13) at Fakenham 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.
Definitly Red (IRE) 2-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, closed 7f out, led 3f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Cheltenham 2m Listed NH flat (1) sft beating Arabic History (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Donna's Diamond (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, hit 6th, ridden to lead 2 out, hit next, hung right and headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Kingswell Theatre (10-12) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gs.
