held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, weakened from 3 out
tracked leaders, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, rallied after last, kept on to lead run-in
tracked leaders, ridden and one pace in 3rd from 2 out
tracked leader, pushed along before 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
led, mistake 8th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
in rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, headed run-in, no extra
Highpower got off the mark over hurdles here last month and is only 6lb higher on his fencing bow. But Aintree runner-up URCALIN appears better treated if he takes to the larger obstacles and David Arbuthnot's charge can also get the better of Amazing D'azy and Cape York. The latter pair were both tailed off last time, though Malcolm Jefferson's seven-year-old does have a win over fences to his name. Take A Bow has had a break while Susie Sheep became disappointing over timber and it's anybody's guess how she'll take to fences in first-time blinkers.
Highpower (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, jumped right at times, not fluent 3rd, mistake 7th, led before last, hard pressed flat, headed close home, led again last strides, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May beating Flying Light (11-11) by nk, 9 ran.
Urcalin (FR) 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division on outside, headway after 7th, challenged 2 out, led flat, headed last strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Masterofdeception (11-1) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Take A Bow 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and weakened after 9th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Flintham (11-4) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Dec, 12 ran.
Amazing D'azy (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Went left and bumped 1st, last pair, weakened 4 out, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Vieux Lion Rouge (10-12) at Towcester 2m 6f nov chs (4) gs in May.
Cape York 10-3 (10-9) Raced keenly and pressed leader until 7th, 2nd again after 9th, lost 2nd 12th, weakened 14th, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Sedgemoor Express (11-2) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Susie Sheep 5-2 (11-0) Led until 3rd, prominent until ridden before 3 out, weakened approaching next, 5th of 10, 40l behind Popping Along (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in May.