held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after next, 9th and well beaten after 3 out
mid-division, pushed along after 6th, 7th and no impression after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, pushed along 7th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, one pace and no impression before next
always handy on inside, led 3 out, shaken up flat, comfortably
in rear, struggling before 7th, tailed off after 4 out, pulled up before last
towards rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 5th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, not fluent 6th, mistake 8th, well beaten 8th after 3 out
prominent, led 7th, headed 3 out, 3rd and one pace from next
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next
led, jumped slowly 6th, headed next, soon weakened, well behind 8th, pulled up after
mid-division, headway when not fluent 6th, not fluent 8th, went 2nd 2 out, driven and switched left before last, no impression on winner towards finish
held up in rear, well behind 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders on outside, lost place after 3rd, well behind 8th, tailed off
mid-division on outside, closed 4th, close up 7th, weakened after 3 out
BORN SURVIVOR was an impressive winner between the flags at Broughshane in April and went for £220,000 at the Cheltenham Sales. The form of that victory hasn't worked out but he's an exciting prospect and is taken to make a successful debut at the expense of Beware The Bear. Nicky Henderson's charge, a dual point-to-point runner-up, occupied the same spot on his hurdling debut at Uttoxeter though the winner has since been beaten when odds-on. Kerisper, an easy winner between the flags, jumped better when runner-up at Southwell a month ago and can be expected to make further progress as can Minella Charmer now that he's been sent hurdling.
Aka Doun (FR) 66-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway 3 out, soon outpaced, well beaten from next, 8th of 11, 29 3/4l behind Charbel (10-12) at Stratford 2m (3) sft in Oct.
Bandon Roc Shirocco gelding out of Azur.
Beware The Bear (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, no impression on eased down winner, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Onefitzall (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct.
Born Survivor (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Alw pr, ld 2out, qcknd clr, eased last, comfortably, won at Ballymena 3m mdn gs in Apr beating Some Are Lucky (11-9) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Contempt Of Court (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked winner, hit 3rd, lost 2nd and mistake 2 out, weakened into 4th between last 2, hit last, lost poor 4th run-in, 5th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Master Jake (11-5) at Lingfield 2m (4) hvy in Nov.
Far From Defeat (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Held up mid-division, quickly pulled up 7th, at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Heresmynumber (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Raced wide in last pair, pecked 4th, some progress on outside approaching 4 out, soon pushed along and weakened next, 6th of 8, 28l behind Krugermac (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn (3) sft in Nov.
Kerisper (FR) 4-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, no impression on winner before last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Aqua Dude (10-12) at Southwell 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Leith Hill Lad 25-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, headed 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 20, 15 1/4l behind Chap (11-12) at Aintree 2m 1f mdn (3) gd in May.
Lord Valentine 20-1 (12-0) Shied to the left at start, disputed lead, headed after about 1 mile and soon dropped away, completely tailed off, 17th of 18, dist behind Badgerfort (12-0) at Cork 2m 3f Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Minella Charmer (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) In touch in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 8th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Blu Cavalier (11-2) at Taunton 2m mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Paris Snow 50-1 (10-12) Always behind, weakened 3 out, last of 13, dist behind Flashjack (10-12) at Leicester 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Some Finish (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Led until after 1st, chased leader until 5th, weakened before 2 out, 11th of 12, dist behind Buveur D'air (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn (3) sft in Nov.
Whos De Baby (IRE) 5-4 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, 3rd aftr a mile & gng well 6out, cl en 3rd uphill aftr 3out, no ch with 1st 2 aftr 2out, 3rd of 11, 11l behind Bandon Bridge (12-2) at Kinsale 3m mdn gd in May.
