held up, in rear, headway before 3 out, badly hampered 2 out, soon went 3rd, stayed on same pace
tracked leader until 4 out, weakened before next
held up, towards rear, not fluent 7th, some headway 3 out, no impression
mid-division, lost place 5th, well behind 8th, pulled up before next
jumped right, led, headed 3 out, beaten when baulked next, fell last
with leader until 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before next
held up, towards rear, not fluent 4 out, well beaten before next
chased leaders until 4 out
in rear, not always fluent, well behind 9th, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, mistake 8th, 2nd 4 out, led next, clear from last, easily
held up, towards rear, headway 7th, pecked 9th, every chance 3 out, no impression on winner before last, stayed on same pace
Yourholidayisover is not really getting any closer but Innocent Girl could be a possibility having won a couple of times between the flags since a moderate career over hurdles. Bandol beat Deise Vu by more than three lengths at Worcester but the runner-up is now 7lb better off and entitled to get much closer. MISS FORTYWINKS was still beaten 20 lengths when second on her chasing bow at Worcester in May but she's been dropped 5lb since and is thrown in if reproducing her best form over timber. Thankyou Very Much tackles fences for the first time but is not badly treated on his hurdles form and worth a market check.
Thankyou Very Much 9-2 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, no impression before last, 5th of 9, 15 3/4l behind Blake Dean (10-12) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Deise Vu (IRE) 4-1fav (11-10) Pressed leader, led 5th, driven after 5 out, headed briefly 3 out, ridden and headed flat, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Bandol (10-2) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Miss Fortywinks 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, went 2nd next, no chance with winner, one pace, 2nd of 9, 20l behind Myroundorurs (11-1) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Kaddys Girl 40-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 27l behind Bobble Emerald (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Bandol (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5 out, led briefly when blundered 3 out, upsides last, ridden to lead flat, kept on, won at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Deise Vu (11-10) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Pretty Mobile (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Unseated rider 1st, at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Hubal (POL) 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
The Absent Mare 25-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, jumped left 1st, ridden and weakened before 4 out, 5th of 8, dist behind Anti Cool (10-11) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
My Mistress (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, losing place when slightly hampered on bend after 3 out, weakened, 10th of 12, 25l behind Osgood (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Innocent Girl (IRE) 4-6fav (11-7) (h) a.p; led 4 out; easy, won at Chaddesley Corbett 2m 4f in May beating Shan't Agree (12-0) by 5l, 12 ran.
Yourholidayisover (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7th, 3rd next, 2nd approaching 3 out where every chance, ridden and held when hung left before 2 out, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 9, 11l behind Unify (11-8) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.