held up in last pair, headway to chase leader 6th, challenged 9th, led 10th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no chance with winner, weakened badly flat, lost 2nd close home
chased leader, led 4th, headed and reminders before 6th, weakened 8th, tailed off when went right last 2
took keen hold early, held up in last pair, headway before 6th, weakened soon after next, tailed off when went right last 2
held up tracking leading trio, smooth headway to chase leading pair 7th, led before 2 out, soon in command, eased towards finish, easily
led until 4th, prominent, led again before 6th until headed 10th, stayed in 3rd, well held when blundered last, rallied to poor 2nd close home
held up until blundered and fell 2nd
chased leading pair, went 2nd briefly 5th, 4th outpaced and struggling after 3 out
held up until blundered and fell 2nd
Devils River signed off in the spring with a game Towcester victory but the horse seems to relish racing at that track and is entitled to need this run, his first in 191 days. With that in mind and an 6lb rise to contend with we'll take him on with THAT'S THE DEAL. John Cornwall's charge attracted a good deal of market support ahead of his handicap debut and ran a fine race to finish third, having helped set a decent tempo. He did shape as though a return to further wouldn't hurt but, with that run behind him and a lesser class of opponent, he's worth backing to get off the mark. Corredor Sun stepped up on a modest debut over fences despite not staying at Huntingdon so, with the drop in distance a huge plus, he's considered a threat along with Red Jester, who drops in grade and is just 4lbs higher than when winning this last year.
Red Jester 16-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, pushed along 6th, ridden 4 out, kept on same pace, left beaten 4th briefly last, no impression, 5th of 8, 12l behind Qianshan Leader (11-4) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in Oct.
Devils River (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Led to 2nd, tracked leader, led again 5th, headed 2 out, switched inside and ridden between last 2, rallied to regain lead last, stayed on flat, won at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr beating Coach Lane (11-11) by 5l, 6 ran.
Vasodilator (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led briefly approaching 8th, went 2nd at 12th, until weakened after 3 out, 4th of 9, 20l behind Fidelis (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
That's The Deal (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Pressed leader, led 3rd, headed 5th, led next, hit 2 out, soon headed, 3rd and beaten last, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Kack Handed (11-3) at Haydock 2m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Corredor Sun (USA) 16-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, mistake 1st, led 11th, ridden approaching and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, lost 2nd place flat, 3rd of 9, 15l behind Fidelis (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Bobby Donald (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Gunship (10-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr, 17 ran.
Rince Donn (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, pecked slightly 1st, lost place 10th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Russellstown Boy (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Oct, 10 ran.
Secret Cavern (USA) 14-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway after 8th, weakened last, 4th of 11, 23l behind Buds Dilemma (10-5) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd in Oct.
