held up in 5th, mistake 11th, headway to chase leading pair 4 out, chased winner and mistake last, no impression and lost 2nd near finish
tracked leader to 4th, stayed prominent, went 2nd again 15th, blundered 18th, no impression and lost 2nd last, rallied to regain 2nd near finish but no chance with winner
chased leaders in 4th, went 3rd 16th, weakened after 4 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, led next, in command last, drew clear run-in
held up in rear, stayed on from 3 out but no impression when jumped left next
jumped left, led until jumped slowly 5th, stayed prominent, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before next
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Getoutwhenyoucan is a young chaser to follow, and can add to his Cheltenham success by disposing of Lacdoudal, My Will and Mambo. Getoutwhenyoucan stepped up on a successful chasing debut at Newton Abbot in August by sailing over Cheltenham's more demanding fences like a seasoned handicapper under his amateur pilot next time. That win was fully expected, and with Timmy Murphy on board today, this son of Old Vic can once again gallop his rivals into the ground. Lacdoudal's jumping will stand him in good stead, and he at least holds My Will on their Paddy Power running, having finished three-and-a-half lengths in front of the Nicholls runner then. He re-opposes one even better terms, and with the longer trip in favour, may be the one to capitalise if the selection comes to grief. Nicky Henderson had his Hennessy winner Trabolgan entered up for this at one stage, but relies on Mambo who has yet to realise his potential. He will come on for the run no doubt, while El Vaquero, pulled up in Huntingdon's Peterborough Chase on his first outing for Howard Johnson, is another that in all probability is best watched just for the time being. For the winner we return to Getoutwhenyoucan who has the brightest of futures.
El Vaquero (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Impek (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 4f chs Grd 2 (A) gd in Nov, 11 ran.
My Will (FR) 12-1 (11-7) In touch, ridden before 4 out, weakened after next, 9th of 18, 17l behind Our Vic (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (A) gs in Nov.
See You Sometime 50-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, stayed on again from 3 out, 4th of 11, 35l behind Monkerhostin (10-5) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp chs Grd 2 (A) gs in Nov.
Lacdoudal (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden 10th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 18, 14l behind Our Vic (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (A) gs in Nov.
Dancer Life (POL) 20-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, good headway approaching 4 out, ridden and slight advantage when left clear last, comfortably, won at Exeter 2m 7f beg chs (D) gs in Oct beating Blue Business (11-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Getoutwhenyoucan (IRE) 5-2fav (10-11) Jumped well, made all, clear 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Cheltenham 3m amt hcp chs 0-135 (E) gs in Nov beating Bee An Bee (10-10) by 9l, 9 ran.
Mambo (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened and pulled up at the last in race won by Brooklyn Breeze (11-8) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs (B) gd in Apr, 7 ran.
