pulled hard, led, clear 2nd until fell 5th
tracked leader, hit 1st, not fluent 2nd, jumped right 3rd, blundered badly and left in lead 5th, ridden approaching normal 2 out, headed bypassing omitted last, not pace of winner
tracked leaders, not much room 3rd, mistake, slightly hampered and left 2nd 5th, led bypassing omitted last, readily
Knocknanuss remains 7lb higher than when scoring at Fontwell on Boxing Day and hasn’t raced since March while Vivas won a lower grade chase at the latter track more recently but has been raised 5lb and faces a much tougher task. CALL TO ORDER was successful at Market Rasen in August but has placed off today’s higher mark subsequently and Jonjo O’Neill’s charge gets the vote with Richard Johnson keeping the winning partnership intact.
Knocknanuss (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Keen close up in rear, ridden 2 out, kept on to go a never dangerous 4th, 4th of 6, 21l behind Landin (10-6) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Call To Order 3-1fav (11-0) Always prominent, disputed lead from 5th, led after 13th, joined 15th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, well held when lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 10, 6 1/4l behind Laurium (11-11) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Vivas (FR) 9-4fav (11-13) Chased leader, led 2 out, ridden on long run-in, all out, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Royal Plaza (11-13) by nk, 6 ran.
