took keen hold, held up in last pair, steady headway approaching 6th, tracked leading pair before 3 out, led approaching next, clear before last, ridden out
raced on inside, chased leaders, lost place after 5th, struggling in rear next, eased run-in, tailed off
raced widest, held up in rear, steady headway approaching 3 out, 3rd next, went 2nd approaching the last, stayed on same pace run-in
took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along after 6th, weakened after 3 out, went modest 4th near finish
tracked leader, led after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, chased winner until ridden approaching the last, well held in 3rd when hit last
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 6th, tailed off
led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakening in 4th when mistake 2 out, dropped to 5th near finish
Nonrunner
After a couple of near-misses around here, SIR HUBERT is fancied to get his head in front today against weaker opposition. Cafe Au Lait has also only found one too good in his last two at Fontwell and Uttoxeter but is not getting any closer. Royal Etiquette was beaten in a poor seller at Leicester on his return to hurdling and is looking a little long in the tooth but Clonusker won this back in 2014 and should have benefited from his fifth here in November.
Catchin Time (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, modest 5th 2 out, never involved, 5th of 10, 16l behind Shimba Hills (11-9) at Plumpton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Sir Hubert 4-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, 2nd going well approaching 3 out, led and went left 2 out, hung left and headed run-in, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Shimba Hills (11-9) at Plumpton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Royal Etiquette (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led before 2 out, joined 2 out, hung left before last, narrowly headed hung left and bumped winner run-in, kept on, 2nd of 7, hd behind Dalaki (11-4) at Leicester 2m 4f (5) gd in Dec.
Cafe Au Lait (GER) 85-40fav (10-5) Mid-division, headway before 5th, led approaching 3 out, not fluent next, headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Manwell (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Clonusker (IRE) 20-1 (10-10) Led clear 4th until headed before 2 out, ridden and no impression in 4th when hung left between last 2, hung left and weakened run-in, 5th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Ding Ding (11-7) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Uranox (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Not fluent and unseated rider 1st, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
League Of His Own (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Sn ld, jmpd right, lft long way clr 8th, 25l ld bef 2out, slw jmp, chall & hdd bef last, sn 3rd, kow again late, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Kraken Tale (11-10) at Maralin 3m sft in Oct.
Avithos 200-1 (11-2) Jumped badly left, always in rear, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Coillte Lass (11-2) at Taunton 2m lst (1) gd in Dec.
