tracked winner, reminder 12th, ridden and effort 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance from next
in touch, not fluent 3rd, hit 11th, soon outpaced, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up next
mid-division, in touch on outside after 10th, lost place 13th, weakened 4 out, soon pulled up
in touch, reminder after 6th, lost place and behind 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
not fluent, behind, mistake 7th, reminders after 9th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
made all, ridden after 3 out, drew well clear from next, mistake last, comfortably
mid-division, outpaced when jumped left from 13th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division 7th, ridden to take modest 4th 4 out, plugged on same pace, no chance with leaders, tailed off
mid-division, chased leaders 11th, lost place when went left 13th, weakened 4 out, soon pulled up
behind, close up 10th, went 3rd before 4 out, outpaced next, stayed on flat, never reached leading pair
Withdrawn
Candide arrives on the back of a win over hurdles and goes chasing for the first time. But BANG ON TIME (NAP) opened his account over fences in testing ground at Wincanton a fortnight ago and is only 2lb higher today with a conditional's allowance taken into account. Edeiff's Lad was well behind the selection last time and Louis Phillipe's third at Warwick came back in 2013. Wishes And Stars may finish closer as she slips further down the weights and Midnight Request could go well on his chasing debut.
Candide (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Tracked leader, joined leader 9th, led next, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 3m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec beating Delgany Demon (11-5) by 1l, 4 ran.
Bang On Time (IRE) 11-4 (11-7) Held up, not fluent 8th, headway next, led 3 out, edged left before last, driven out, won at Wincanton 3m 1f 5yo nov hcp (4) hvy beating Shanann Star (10-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
The Bogman's Ball 14-1 (11-4) Pressed leader, led 5th, hit 7th, headed before 4 out, chased leader until 4 out, ridden and weakened soon after, tailed off, 7th of 9, 29l behind Earcomesthedream (11-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Wishes And Stars (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Held up, not always fluent, closed from 4 out, outpaced next, went 4th and jumped left last, no impression, 4th of 8, 18l behind Ballyegan (9-10) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
Comical Red 12-1 (10-8) Jumped right, with leader, led 3rd until 4th, led before 5th, headed next, led 7th, joined when mistake and unseated rider 12th, in a race won by Dixie Bull (11-0) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy, 6 ran.
Castarnie 150-1 (11-0) In rear, well behind 7th, tailed off next, pulled up after, in a race won by Saphir Du Rheu (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (2) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
Louis Phillipe (IRE) 33-1 (10-3) Mid-division, stayed on from 2 out, driven in modest 4th mistake last, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 15l behind Alpancho (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Nov '13.
Beaujolais Bob 20-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, lost place quickly before 5th, never on terms after, 8th of 16, 24l behind Bredon Hill Lad (11-6) at Exeter 2m 5f am hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
Milly Malone (IRE) 3-1fav (10-4) Held up in 6th, headway 13th, squeezed out and lost place after next, closed 4 out, jumped left, not fluent and one pace last, 3rd of 7, 12l behind No Through Road (10-1) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Oct.
Edeiff's Lad 14-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 8th, closed when not fluent 17th, went 4th before 3 out, never on terms with leaders, 4th of 8, 11l behind Bang On Time (11-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f 5yo nov hcp (4) hvy.
Graphical (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) Behind, struggling and reminders after 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Caracci Apache (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (3) sft.
Midnight Request 4-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, led approaching last until last, no extra in 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Cash Injection (11-10) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
