held up, headway when mistake 8th, not fluent 10th, led 13th, mistake 3 out, ridden clear 2 out, headed and kept on one pace close home
led, rider lost irons 1st, headed approaching 3rd, outpaced 4 out, ran on from 2 out, hard ridden to lead close home
in touch, mistake 5th, led 6th, headed 12th, mistake 3 out, weakened from next
held up in rear, headway when blundered and unseated rider 12th
held up, mistake and rider lost irons 2nd, led next, headed after 4th, chased leaders to 16th, mistake 3 out, soon well behind
prominent to 2nd, dropped rear 11th, never dangerous
led after 4th until saddle slipped and pulled up before 6th
Something Dandy confirmed previous promise when finally getting off the mark in a handicap hurdle off a mark of 75 last time but had nothing to spare and this looks tougher back over fences. Captain O'Neill has winning form over timber in similarly testing conditions and is open to improvement over the larger obstacles so gets tyhe TEAMtalk verdict. Gallion's Reach was a disappointment last time but has claims on his earlier placed effort at Uttoxeter and is now 3lb lower.