held up, headway 11th, chased winner briefly last, no extra
in touch and pulled hard, headway 11th, chased winner 4 out until last, weakened flat
led to 11th, weakening when hampered on inside after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, led 11th, hit 4 out, clear 2 out, easily
held up, mistake 6th, reminders after 8th, weakened 9th, pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, pushed along after 8th, weakened and tailed off from 11th
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, chased winner after last, no impression
held up, headway 11th, weakened approaching 3 out
prominent to 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Nonrunner
I'MSINGINGTHEBLUES can provide Paul Nicholls with another winner in this novices' chase and he is preferred to Ocean du Moulin and Berings Express. The selection has shown some decent form over hurdles but he has always shaped as though he will make a decent chaser and he looks to have been found a good opportunity to open his account today. Ocean du Moulin won well when last seen in July but he has a stiff enough mark here and he could be one to take on. Berings Express also won well earlier in the month when getting the better of Lester Leaps In. Tony McCoy gave him a power-packed ride that day, but the form has since taken a bit of a knock and on that basis he is passed over. Learning The Blues is a consistent type and he has got course and distance winning form so he makes some each-way appeal. However, for the winner we will stick with I'msingingtheblues.
Berings Express (FR) 4-1 (10-13) Held up and keen, smooth headway approaching 10th, led 2 out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, won at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Sept beating Lester Leaps In (10-13) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Brize Norton (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders disputing 4th when blundered and unseated rider at the 3rd in race won by Berings Express (10-13) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Sept, 7 ran.
Abzuson 14-1 (9-11) Held up, hampered 4th, pushed along approaching 10th, behind when pulled up at the 13th in race won by Dickie Lewis (10-13) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Apr, 8 ran.
Dream Garden 4-5fav (11-7) Trckd; went 2nd 16; led app 3 out; v easy, won at Thorpe Lodge 3m ptp gd in Mar beating Burn Brook (11-7) by 12l, 7 ran.
Fifth Column (USA) 125-1 (10-5) In touch, ridden and weakened after 8th, 8th of 15, 36l behind Chrysander (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nov chs (4) gf in Sept.
Learning The Blues (FR) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, hit 9th and 10th, stayed on from 3 out, no impression, 3rd of 8, 30l behind Wee William (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Mistanoora 10-3 (11-2) Keen early, mid-division, headway 12th, chased winner approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 10, 11l behind St Mellion Freeway (11-2) at Stratford 2m 7f nov chs (3) sft in Sept.
One To Note (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Slowly away, always behind and pulled up 3 out in race won by Quattrocento (10-7) at Southwell 3m beg chs (4) gf in Sept, 12 ran.
Supreme Leisure (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Held up, not fluent 5th, ridden 8th, no chance from 10th, blundered badly 3 out, 4th of 7, well behind Montevideo (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (3) gs in Apr.
Ocean du Moulin (FR) 9-4 (11-4) Held up, challenged 4 out, led and hung left approaching last, stayed on flat, won at Stratford 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Jul beating Quarry Town (11-4) by 8l, 5 ran.
I'msingingtheblues (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, mistake last, no extra, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Pigeon Island (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f nov hdl (2) gd in Apr.
