tracked leaders, went 2nd from 3rd, ridden 3 out, not fluent next, soon no impression
made all, jumped slightly right at times, clear before last, easily
tracked winner until 3rd, reminder after 4th, jumped left and not fluent next, weakened from 7th, tailed off when mistake 2 out
held up, closed from 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up, jumped left 1st, not fluent next, short of room 5th, weakened 7th, pulled up before 2 out
Nonrunner
Keel Haul has been taking on decent opposition over hurdles and might appreciate this slight drop in class. He won't be far away if his jumping is up to scratch but we'll take a chance on the four-year-old BJORNLUCKY. He, too, has been quite highly tried over timber and is probably a bit better than he's shown so far. Only Key To The West and Tiquer have previous chasing experience but neither has impressed so Moss Cloud, who won over hurdles at Newcastle just over a year ago, may prove the pick of the remainder despite not having raced since April.
Keel Haul (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in 3rd before last, weakened run-in, 4th of 8, 12l behind Vasco Du Ronceray (11-12) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Nov.
Key To The West (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, slow 7th, mistake 10th, struggling 5 out, behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by What A Good Night (10-3) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Nov, 7 ran.
Moss Cloud (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, close up when not fluent 3rd, ridden and weakened quickly before 6th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Bernardelli (11-8) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Apr, 10 ran.
Uranium (FR) 4-1 (10-10) 9th of 13, well behind Union Jack D'ycy (10-4) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 1f 4yo hcp chs hvy in Nov '12.
Bjornlucky (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, jumped left 1st, well beaten 4 out, 11th of 16, well behind Jollyallan (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Geminus (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Chased leading pair, driven along after 4th, weakened quickly, behind and pulled up next, in a race won by Harangue (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Aug '13, 12 ran.
Tiquer (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Held up in touch in last, pushed along before 4 out, soon beaten, well behind when hit 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Gleann Na Ndochais (11-9) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Sep, 4 ran.
