held up in touch, closer after 4th, pushed along before 3 out, 4th and outpaced home turn, blundered last
held up and ran in snatches, pushed along going out on 1st circuit after 1st, headway on outside chasing leaders next, lost place again 4th, rallied before bypassing omitted 5th, 2nd bypassing omitted 11th, no chance with winner
towards rear, tailed off when pulled up in back straight
jumped well, made all, clear before 3 out, stayed on strongly unchallenged
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders bypassing omitted 11th, plugging on in 3rd when mistake 2 out
chased winner until bypassing omitted 11th, weakened quickly, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
in rear, tailed off 4th, pulled up in back straight
held up towards rear, some headway bypassing omitted 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along and struggling before 4th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up in back straight
chased leaders, pushed along bypassing omitted 4 out, soon outpaced and weakened
Bolving is 0-8 over fences but has slipped to a decent mark and should strip fitter for an outing at Stratford. Apple Mack is also starting to look well treated but Write It Down appears to be in the handicapper’s grip. DE BARLEY BASKET (NAP) was always going to make a better chaser than hurdler and proved the point at Market Rasen three weeks ago. He should progress again now he’s got his head in front and can defy a 6lb rise. Minella Voucher may prove best of the rest as Come On Charlie might need this.
Apple Mack 16-5 (11-11) Tracked leaders, jumped right at 1st where hampered, disputed third at 9th, pushed along 3 out, left in fifth at last (usual 2 out), no impression from home turn, 5th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Dubai Outlaw (10-10) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Write It Down (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Held up in 6th, blundered and lost place 8th, soon behind, headway before 2 out, not much room between horses and kept on under pressure run-in, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Defuture Is Bright (10-13) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Come On Charlie (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Always behind, beaten 5 out, pulled up after 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
De Barley Basket (IRE) 16-5 (11-4) Soon led, slowed markedly, half jumped path and headed before 2nd, led 3rd, in command flat, driven out, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Pakie's Dream (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Minella Voucher 50-1 (11-7) Midfield, lost position before 3 out, unseated rider 2 out, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Bolving (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Led, headed before omitted last, soon weakened, 6th of 15, 16 1/4l behind Bogoss Du Perret (10-9) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
One For Dunstan (IRE) 250-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden along before 4 out, weakened and tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Fiddlerontheroof (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f (3) gs in Nov.
Drumhart (IRE) (12-0) (tt) hdwy 6; lost plce 11; rallied 14; wknd app 2 out, 6th of 16, 24 3/4l behind Big Casino (12-0) at Maisemore Park 3m gs in Oct.
Ri An Rian (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Prominent until 3 out, soon beaten, 7th of 12, dist behind Eyeofthescorpion (12-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
All Kings (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Towards rear, struggling before 4 out, pulled up before last, at Exeter 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
