always in rear, hit 7th, tailed off
led, headed 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out
close up, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, flattened 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace
close up, ridden 3 out, weakened before next
held up, headway 3 out, led next, ridden and ran on strongly
track leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace
in touch, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace
close up, lost place 6th, tailed off when blundered 2 out
ROYAL PRETENDER won a jumpers’ bumper at Kempton in February. He has placed in three of his five hurdle starts to date and is just preferred to Off The Planet and Gulliver Collonges, who is rated 2lb higher but looked one-paced last season. San Fermin, also a bumper winner, was third on his hurdling debut at Stratford in June and should be capable of better. Here Comes Henry is also interesting having finished second in a point earlier in the year.
Denable 7-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, pushed along at 3f, plugged on, not enough pace to challenge, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Midfield (9-0) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Dinghy Young (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden and lost place turning for home, one pace home straight, 7th of 13, dist behind Del La Mar Rocket (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) hvy in Jan.
Gulliver Collonges (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Midfield, not fluent and hampered 1st, pushed along before 3 out, soon beaten, 6th of 11, dist behind The Edgar Wallace (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (4) gs in Mar.
Off The Planet (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway into fourth after jumping 3 out, ridden soon after and kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Grandads Cottage (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Mar.
P T Barnum (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Held up in rear headway 7th, not fluent next, went 2nd last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 6, 12 1/4l behind Mackelduff (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in May.
Royal Pretender (FR) 4-5fav (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, 2nd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Fitzroy (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
San Fermin (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Midfield, pushed along after 2 out, headway before last, kept on, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Butte Montana (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Here Comes Henry (IRE) Evens (11-5) Trckd ldrs; led 2f out til hdd 11/2f out; no ex, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Our Bill's Aunt (11-5) at Revesby Park 2m gd in Mar.
Nonna Lisa (FR) 150-1 (10-10) Mid-division on inside, weakened after 4 out, tailed off before next where pulled up, at Worcester 2m mdn (4) gd in Jul.
