led until mistake and headed 12th, stayed challenging, not fluent 2 out, rallied gamely on inside from last, led close home
tracked leading pair, mistake 5th, reminders after 9th, soon lost place, behind when blundered 11th, pulled up before next
held up in 5th, outpaced before 11th, rallied to 3rd after 3 out, challenged next, led before last, headed close home
tracked winner, pushed along before 10th, challenged next, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
held up last, mistake 3rd, ridden along 6th, ridden and struggling when blundered 10th and next, tailed off
chased leading trio, went 3rd at 7th (water), led 12th, mistake 4 out, driven 4 lengths ahead before 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat
Old Brigade was all out to win last time under Tony McCoy and with the Champion back in the saddle for today's contest he is respected but we avoid him based upon his only previous run here where he pulled up. Bolton Hall makes a chasing debut but was a distance behind the victor when last seen over hurdles at the track and is dismissed in favour of MERRY TERRY. The selection was bundled over last time out but was a narrow second prior to that and being a half-brother to winning chasers over this sort of trip he can win today to add to his trainer's 18% record here this year with chase entries.
Massini Man (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway 5th, ridden after 14th, left close 2nd 4 out, led next, jumped left and hit 2 out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Call Me Mulligan (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chase (4) gd in Jul.
Bolton Hall (IRE) 7-4fav (11-9) Led 1st, ridden and headed approaching 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 11, 39l behind Intac (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f sell hdl (5) gf in Jun.
Ice Warrior (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Led early, headed before 2nd, regained lead 8th, headed 6 out, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, 13th of 18, 40l behind On The Other Hand (10-13) at Listowel 3m hcp hdl 8Evens23 in Sep.
Old Brigade (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) Tracked leader, ridden approaching 2 out, upsides last, kept on gamely to lead close home, won at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Jul beating Fealing Real (11-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Quincy Des Pictons (FR) 13-2 (11-1) Held up, always in rear, behind from 4th, 5th of 6, 39l behind Folie A Deux (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Merry Terry 11-4fav (11-3) Mid-division, headway after 6th, brought down 9th, in a race won by Marked Man (11-2) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Jul, 11 ran.
