led, headed 13th, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 13th, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, in rear and mistake 9th (water), soon tailed off
mid-division in 4th, went 2nd before 4 out, ridden before next, weakened before last
towards rear, headway 5 out, led 3 out, kept on, driven out
tracked leaders in 3rd, led before 3 out, headed 3 out, kept on towards finish
in rear, headway before 2 out, in 3rd and held when mistake last
Morestead hasn't shown much so far this term and C&D winner Goring One returns from a break. So does Ukrainian Star but Last Shot produced a much better effort when only headed close home at Fontwell 12 days ago and Chasers Chance caused an upset in a four-runner race at Chepstow last week, though has more to do here under a penalty. ALLERTON improved over hurdles in the spring and made a winning start to his chase career over a slightly longer trip at Newton Abbot last month. Only a five-year-old, there should be more to come from Fergal O'Brien's gelding and he gets the vote in this with Diamond Eclipse continuing to disappoint.
Morestead (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Set strong pace, headed 9th, slow next, weakened 12th, last of 12, well behind Green To Gold (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Goring One (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Prominent, lost place before 8th, behind when fell last, in a race won by Kirbys Glen (10-3) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in Mar, 8 ran.
Ukrainian Star (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, headed 9th, chased leaders, lost place from 12th, tailed off, 6th of 8, 34l behind Notabotheronme (10-11) at Towcester 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in May.
Last Shot (FR) 11-1 (10-7) Prominent, challenged after 9th, led after 11th, driven approaching last, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Venetian Lad (9-13) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft.
Chasers Chance (IRE) 3-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led 3 out, clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy beating Ammunition (11-8) by 9l, 4 ran.
Allerton (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up in touch in mid-division, headway 6th, went 2nd 11th, led before 2 out, driven out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Sep beating Mister Watzisname (11-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Diamond Eclipse (IRE) 2-1fav (10-7) Chased leader until after 7th, blundered next, soon lost place, plugged on to modest 4th in closing stages, 4th of 7, 21l behind Mibleu (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
