held up behind leaders, went 2nd 3 out, switched right before mistake 2 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, no impression flat
chased leaders, led 5th, headed 9th, led after next, clear flat, stayed on
held up behind leaders, effort 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, weakened from 3 out
led 2nd until 4th, led 9th, not fluent and headed 10th, driven 4 out, weakened before 2 out
led until 2nd, led 4th, headed next, pushed along before 7th, lost place 9th, last next, mistake 12th, behind next, tailed off
Aviewtosea had shown little in four starts since scoring for Graeme McPherson in April last year, but more was clearly expected when the gelding obliged here last month in a four-horse affair, for which he's up 3lb. At just seven, he's time to progress further, but PORT O'CLOCK looks a decent acquisition at this level for David Pipe after solid recent runner-up efforts and this winning pointer is preferred in receipt of 6lb from the O'Brien inmate. Fair to say that Tedham has not lived up to expectations with just a single career success to his name but he was only beaten a neck returned to fences in May and should at least prove competitive off an unchanged mark. Declaration Of War was well behind Aviewtosea last time and Grand Revival was well beaten on his chasing debut.
Aviewtosea (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Tracked leaders in 4th on inside, left 3rd 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden to lead between last two, over 2 lengths ahead at the last, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Morgenstern (11-9) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Tedham 5-2 (11-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd when jumped left and not fluent 12th, switched left after 4 out, challenged last, led flat, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Ballymilan (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in May.
Decoration Of War (IRE) 16-5 (11-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, hit 6th, left 2nd 4 out, ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 4, 17 1/4l behind Aviewtosea (11-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Port O'clock (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Led until 2nd, led 5th, not fluent 10th, mistake 2 out, headed last, no extra flat, 2nd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Jony Max (11-7) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Grand Revival (USA) 12-1 (11-1) Disputed lead until badly bumped 2nd, chased leaders, struggling before 5th, well beaten 4 out, 7th of 9, 33 3/4l behind Getaway Jewel (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
