held up mid-division, weakened approaching 8th
held up, tracked leaders 6th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden next, weakening when blundered last
held up, pushed along 7th, soon struggling
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression
led, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up approaching 2 out
prominent, ridden approaching 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, clear approaching next
behind, hit 1st, reminded after 3rd, soon struggling
held up, jumped slow 6th, soon struggling never dangerous
DOUBLE DASH receives the nomination in a competitive heat where Flexi Time and Punjabi Army rate amongst the dangers. George Baker's charge showed a decent level of form in bumpers before being outclassed in the Championship contest at Cheltenham and he should make his mark over obstacles in time. He did play up at the start at Ludlow and wasn't entirely fluent but is entitled to have improved for the experience and will relish the testing ground. Flexi Time has something to prove on the ground and his yard is also finding winners hard to come by at present so Punjabi Army may be of more interest on this occasion although his last run was too bad to be true. Henry Daly does well with his hurdlers here so Pasdelou is worth considering despite not having shown as much as some of the others, including Global Flyer who merits respect on the evidence of his run here last time. An interesting heat where we're going to side with Double Dash.
Ban Uisce (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Pulled hard in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 12, well behind Persian Run (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Double Dash 7-2 (11-0) Unruly before start, led, clear to 2nd, hit and headed 5th, regained lead when stumbled next, headed 3 out, beaten when not fluent last, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Phidippides (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f hdl (3) gd.
Flexi Time (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway 7th, close up 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 11, 12l behind Plunkett (10-9) at Ffos Las 2m 4f nov hdl (3) gd in Jun.
Global Flyer 9-2 (10-12) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out, led approaching and hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened flat, 4th of 10, 14l behind Palypso De Creek (11-4) at Towcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Pasdelou (FR) 13-2 (10-12) Led to 4th, remained prominent, weakened 3 out, 8th of 13, 41l behind Erzen (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in May.
Punjabi Army 6-4fav (10-12) Mid-division, weakened 5 out, last of 7, well behind House Of Bourbon (10-12) at Ffos Las 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Restless Harry 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, weakened 3 out, last of 7, well behind Dunaskin (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Rokinhorsescience (FR) 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and blundered 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 13, 26l behind My Friend Sandy (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft.
Squinch 8-1 (11-0) In touch, raced keenly, chased winner approaching 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Star Of Angels (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (3) gd in Oct.
