tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 8th until 11th, ridden and lost place 2 out, soon outpaced, no impression approaching last
led, reminders 5th and 10th, blundered and headed 12th, soon lost place and behind, weakened 4 out, tailed off
tracked leader to 8th, regained 2nd at 11th, led next, headed 2 out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened approaching last
held up 5th and last, jumped right 7th, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair after 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, kept on under pressure flat
held up in 4th, headway and in touch 13th, challenged and led 2 out, driven approaching last, kept on flat
Grenoli is difficult to fancy returning from a break as he has been pulled up in his last three starts. Like Ice has failed to get off the mark in 11 starts under NH rules and makes his debut over the larger obstacles today but there are possibilities about Manmoon, who has won at Chepstow and Plumpton this season, though he weakened quickly once headed last time. Talenti won his only previous start over fences and returned to form over hurdles at Ludlow earlier this month but COLD HARBOUR had a fair bit in hand when scoring 3m at Ffos Las last week and is taken to follow up here off a 6lb higher mark.
Talenti (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Shared leader until went on after 9th, ridden and headed approaching last, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Whispering Jack (11-7) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Cold Harbour 5-1 (11-9) With leader, led 8th, headed after next, led again 13th, driven clear 2 out, blundered last, eased flat, won at Ffos Las 3m Conditional Handicap Chase (0-100) (5yo+) (4) gd beating Run To Fly (9-11) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Manmoon (FR) 7-2 (11-4) Keen led, headed before 7th and stumbled on landing, chased winner, outpaced 2 out, lost 2nd approaching last, 3rd of 5, 17l behind Horseshoe Reef (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f 5yo nov hcp (4) gs.
Like Ice 16-1 (11-4) Off the pace in mid-division, behind from 5th, tailed off, 6th of 10, 28l behind Samizdat (10-0) at Huntingdon 2m ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd.
Grenoli (FR) 66-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders until 7th, outpaced 9th, struggling from 11th, behind when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Robo (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Oct, 7 ran.
