towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, led approaching last, ran on, comfortable
tracked leaders, ridden when sprawled on landing and unseated rider 2 out
in touch, pushed along and soon in rear 3 out, tailed off
keen tracked leader until ridden 2 out, keeping on same pace when blundered and unseated rider last
led, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on, no chance with winner
in rear, ridden 3 out, some headway next, left poor 3rd at last
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Itchy Feet easily won a bumper at Stratford last month and is an interesting recruit to hurdling but PANKO, a five-times winner on the Flat, made a promising start to his jumping career when second at Stratford. This is a slightly stiffer course and that will suit Alex Hales’ novice. Peterborough has won between the flags but has shown little under Rules so far but Bard Of Brittany is improving with experience and should be winning soon. Lazarus won on the all-weather at the start of the year but needs to improve on his two runs to date over timber if he’s to get involved here.
Banish (USA) 33-1 (10-12) Mistake 1st, behind, ridden 3 out, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 36 1/4l behind Aardwolf (11-2) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Jun.
Itchy Feet (FR) 5-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, challenged over 5f out, soon led, drew readily clear over 3f out, unchallenged after, very easily, won at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Sep beating Topofthecotswolds (11-0) by 14l, 6 ran.
Lazarus (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up last, some headway on wide outside over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 20 1/4l behind Miss M (8-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Mamnoon (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Not fluent, always behind, outpaced 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind He's A Goer (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Panko (IRE) 2-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd when slow jump 3rd, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Noah And The Ark (10-12) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Sep.
Peterborough (FR) 22-1 (11-0) Led, headed before 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 5, 21 1/4l behind Higgs (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gd in May.
Riviere Argentee (FR) 20-1 (10-8) Mid-division, jumped right 1st, went 4th from 6th, not fluent normal 3 out, well beaten from next, went 3rd from omitted last, 3rd of 10, 27l behind Grageelagh Girl (11-4) at Stratford 2m 3f (4) gf in Jun.
Bard Of Brittany 14-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Sofia's Rock (11-2) at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gd in Sep.