went right start, prominent on outside, went 2nd after 4th, ridden after 9th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
held up in touch, pushed along when not fluent 8th, not fluent 9th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, mistake last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
held up in touch, closed on outside 8th, chased winner after 3 out, no impression before next, no extra and lost 2 places flat
tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 8th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, mistake last
tracked winner until after 4th, mistake 8th, soon lost place, weakened 3 out
made all, clear after 2 out, easily
held up in touch in rear, jumped slowly 4th, well beaten 3 out
Nonrunner
CHILL FACTOR was always going well when following up his victory at Ffos Las over this course and distance last month. He's been raised a further 9lb but Rachael Green claims back a third of that and Anthony Honeyball's five-year-old is still improving so gets the nod. Midnight Oscar has recorded three of his four career victories here but his latest came over fences. He may have a few pounds too much this time while Listen And Learn was put up 8lb after winning a lesser contest at Southwell. Fighter Jet ran well at the weights behind Teal at Plumpton, however, and makes more appeal than the returning Dragon's Den and Buckontupence.
Midnight Oscar (IRE) 10-11fav (11-7) Led to after 2nd, tracked leader, not fluent 6th, led again 13th, headed narrowly after 5 out, regained lead 4 out, clear next, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Uttoxeter 3m beg chs (4) gd in Sep beating Book Of Excuses (11-7) by 6l, 4 ran.
Fighter Jet 8-1 (11-7) Chased clear leader until 3 out, rallied into modest 2nd again final 50 yards, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Teak (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gf in Sep.
Listen And Learn (IRE) 11-4fav (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway after 8th, went 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led before and mistake last, kept on, won at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Sep beating Silent Knight (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Dragon's Den (IRE) 5-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway 6th, challenging when not fleuent 2 out, led flat, driven out, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May beating Somerset Lias (9-8) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Zakatal 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, lost place 5 out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 32l behind Ghost Of A Smile (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Chill Factor (IRE) 11-8fav (10-5) Tracked leader, led narrowly after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on approaching last, in command flat, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Sep beating Dais Return (10-3) by 7l, 5 ran.
Buckontupence (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Held up, outpaced before 4th, modest 5th 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, no impression, 3rd of 7, 15l behind Gabrial The Great (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Sentimentaljourney (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, led from 3rd to 4th, led again 9th, clear after 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr '13 beating Gemini Ahhs (11-5) by 7l, 8 ran.
