in touch, outpaced 3 out, kept on flat, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway to track leaders 5th, stumbled 7th, led 10th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened approaching last
led, mistake 3rd, headed 8th, ridden next, weakened 3 out
in rear, weakened 9th, behind when pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader, led 8th, headed 10th ridden to lead again 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on, one pace
always in rear, behind 5th, pulled up before 3 out
held up, ridden 3 out, went remote 3rd at last until near finish
held up, headway 10th, led 2 out, ridden and ran on
tracked leaders, blundered 7th, weakened 10th
Battlefield Bob and Orient Legend were both placed in a hunter chase last time, the latter over a longer trip here last month. Neither can be ignored but three of their rivals come here off the back of wins in the point-to-point field. Goscar Rock made all at Llanvapley 10 days ago and Plenty Of Chat drew clear of the opposition at Whitcliffe Grange on his latest outing. But there is probably more to come from the former Howard Johnson inmate KANDELIN, who showed a willing attitude to land a decent-looking contest at Garthorpe recently and won't mind the ground here.
Autumn's Over 20-1 (12-0) Prom til wknd qckly 15; pu 2 out, in a race won by Arbour Hill (12-0) at Brampton Bryan 3m ptp gd, 15 ran.
Ballyshambles 20-1 (12-0) Lft in ld 5-14; wknd qckly; pu 3 out, in a race won by King's Chase (12-0) at Brafield-on-the-green 3m ptp gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Battlefield Bob (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Led, headed 8th, tracked leader until 4 out, weakened 3 out, left 3rd at last, 3rd of 11, 41l behind Takeroc (11-5) at Leicester 2m hts chs (6) gf in Mar.
Cats In The Cradle 12-1 (12-0) Led 4-13; wknd rap 15; to, 3rd of 10, 12l behind Rio Novo (12-0) at Godstone 3m ptp gd in Mar.
Goscar Rock (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Made all; rdn out, won at Llanvapley 3m ptp gd beating Cutlass Silver (11-7) by 3l, 10 ran.
High Rank 16-1 (12-0) Led to 11; wknd 13; pu 2 out, in a race won by Pennytino (11-10) at Brafield-on-the-green 3m ptp gd in Mar, 8 ran.
Kandelin (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Ap; led 13; all out, won at Garthorpe 3m ptp gf in Mar beating Jonny Rye (12-0) by hd, 8 ran.
Plenty Of Chat (IRE) 5-4 (12-5) Led 8 til hdd 12; led 3 out; drew clr nxt, won at Whitcliffe Grange 3m ptp gf in Mar beating Brother Mark (12-5) by 10l, 8 ran.
Westcoat Lad 9-2 (12-0) Led to 13; ev ch when fell 15, in a race won by Winnie Wood (11-7) at Parham 3m ptp gd in Mar, 3 ran.
Orient Legend 12-1 (11-5) Led to 3rd, led 7th, joined and pecked 9th, headed 13th, chased winner, no impression from after 3 out, 2nd of 7, 27l behind Double Mead (11-4) at Towcester 2m 6f hts chs (6) gs in Mar.
