made all, clear 2 out, unchallenged
held up in rear, slow and well behind from 3rd
held up rear of mid-division, well behind from 3rd
mid-division, disputing remote 9th 3 out, no chance
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th or 3 out, 3rd and hung left off final bend before 2 out, kept veering left and ran out
mid-division on inside, slow 1st, not fluent 2nd, remote 8th 3 out, no chance
mid-division, remote 6th 3 out, disputing remote 4th 2 out, no chance
mid-division, went 6th when pecked 3rd, remote 5th 3 out, disputing remote 4th 2 out
held up towards rear, behind 3rd, modest late headway, no chance
held up in mid-division, behind from 3rd
chased leaders, front 4 getting away from 3rd, remote 7th 3 out, disputing remote 4th 2 out, no chance
towards rear, mistake 2nd, behind from next
raced keenly, chased winner from 2nd, no impression before 2 out
held up towards rear, behind from 3rd
mid-division, disputing remote 9th 3 out, no chance
chased winner until 2nd, in touch, not fluent 5th, lost place before 3 out, soon well beaten, left remote 3rd before 2 out
slowly away, always behind
Natural History was a useful middle-distance performer on the Flat, winning three times. But he didn’t find as much as expected off the bridle on his hurdling debut at Plumpton and could be worth taking on here with LUCKY ONE (NAP), who is still improving even though he didn’t get home up the Cheltenham hill last time. Lilly Pedlar defied market expectations when second at Ludlow in December and Sergeant has shown a glimmer of ability.
Lucky One (FR) 3-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, led until after 1st, pressed leader, led 2nd, headed after 3 out, led before 2 out, headed final bend, soon edged left and held, 3rd and no extra last, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Make Me A Believer (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (3) gs in Dec.
Alramz 40-1 (8-13) Held up, pushed along 4f out, never a factor, 9th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Whitehaven (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Coral Lad (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened before next, 5th of 10, 16l behind Here Comes Johny (12-2) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) sft in Jan.
Danny Park (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, jumped path over a circuit to go, nudged along and outpaced leaving back straight, soon beaten, 8th of 9, dist behind Grandeur D'ame (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) hvy in Oct.
Famous Clermont (FR) 66-1 (11-4) Towards rear, rapid headway on outside turning for home, ridden and close up home straight, no extra final 2f, 3rd of 13, 23l behind Del La Mar Rocket (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) hvy in Jan.
Fort Summer (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out, last of 6, 5 1/4l behind Osprey Call (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Nov.
Guguss Collonges (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leader 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden and well adrift 2 out, distant 2nd jumping last, weakened flat, 4th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Little Awkward (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Just Toby (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, soon weakened, 10th of 18, 25 1/2l behind Might I (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Kingcormac (IRE) (11-11) Mid-div, 13th 1/2way, mstk 7out, rdn aftr 5out, 9th aftr 3out, sn no ex, wknd str, 6th of 16, 18l behind The King Of Ryhope (11-11) at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Nov.
King Orry (IRE) 80-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 5f out, weakened entering home straight, 9th of 12, 28 1/4l behind Flemenstide (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) sft in Jan.
Manofmanywords 2-1fav (12-0) A.p; led app 3 out; rdn out, won at Cothelstone 2m 4f gd in Mar beating Soul Kaliber (12-0) by 6l, 15 ran.
Mr P (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) In rear, modest headway 3f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 20l behind Mucho Mas (11-0) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) sft in Dec.
Natural History 4-6fav (11-5) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, tracked leader when went clear after 2nd, closer 3 out, led 2 out, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Gericault Roque (11-5) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) sft in Jan.
No Drama (IRE) 125-1 (11-5) Well off the pace in rear, pushed along and struggling after 3rd, headway from 3 out, plugged on, 4th of 8, 28l behind Martinhal (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Phantomoftheoscar (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, closed after 4 out, 5th 3 out, went 3rd flat, no chance with winner, 3rd of 11, 15 1/2l behind Dreams Of Home (11-5) at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) hvy in Jan.
Artic Nel 150-1 (10-12) Keen in midfield, led chasing group but well behind leading pair from 2nd, closed gap when ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, dist behind The Glancing Queen (11-4) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) hvy in Jan.
Lilly Pedlar 33-1 (10-5) Mid-division, pushed along and headway after 3 out, disputing 2nd 2 out last, kept on well for 2nd and chased leader closing stages, 2nd of 14, 9 1/2l behind Boothill (10-12) at Taunton 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Sergeant (FR) 40-1 (10-7) Held up in last pair, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Supakalanistic (11-4) at Lingfield 2m (4) pol in Jan.
