towards rear, mistake and unseated rider 10th
prominent, 3rd when jumped right and unseated rider 3rd
always behind, not fluent and reminder 9th, pulled up before 11th
chased leader, led 6th, ridden after 4 out, kept on gamely from 2 out
in touch, chased winner 18th, every chance 4 out, kept on one pace from 3 out
mid-division, headway and chased leaders 18th, going well and every chance 4 out, ridden 3 out, no extra from last
towards rear, mistake 13th and 15th, behind 18th, pulled up before 2 out
in touch, 3rd when pecked 4 out, ridden and outpaced 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, rallied and stayed on well flat, went 3rd close home
towards rear, ridden 18th, weakened next
led, jumped left and lost place 5th, ridden 14th, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 15th, weakened 18th
A decent prize up for grabs here and Bowleaze looks capable of following up a recent Chepstow win, while Le Duc, Prestbury Knight and Hurlers Cross are considered. Bowleaze struggled somewhat with an allergy last year, but connections appear to have got him over that and, as one who goes well in the autumn, now looks the time to catch him. He has gone up 8lb for that defeat of Le Duc, so he is worse off the weights with that rival, but this extra trip may well help him to find the necessary improvement and with the yard going well he gets the vote. Le Duc is not easy to win with and has not tasted success since January 2005. He stays well enough these days but has gone up 5lb himself for that defeat to Bowleaze and that should find him out. Prestbury Knight is three from four lately, goes on any ground and is from a red hot yard, so he is not overlooked lightly, but previous tries over marathon trips have not been productive so he has stamina over this sort of trip to prove. There will be no trouble on that score for Martha's Kinsman, but with Henry Daly only just getting going and a high enough handicap mark he is opposed today. Distance winner Hurlers Cross is interesting with a feather weight on his back and Paul Blockley's runners are going well, so he is also respected, but Bowleaze is the one for today.
Tommy Spar 80-1 (11-2) Towards rear, reminders after 6th, mistake 12th, soon driven, weakened after 3 out, 10th of 19, 26l behind Knowhere (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Le Duc (FR) 12-1 (10-3) In touch, headway 11th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden and every chance flat, not quicken, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Bowleaze (10-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
All In The Stars (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Never a factor and pulled up in race won by Butler's Cabin (10-4) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp chs gd in Apr, 29 ran.
Tom Sayers (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, mistakes 5th and 6th, ridden and weakened 13th, mistake 5 out, 7th of 13, 14l behind Bowleaze (10-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Martha's Kinsman (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway to track leader 17th until weakened 2 out, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Alexanderthegreat (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Apr.
Bowleaze (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, led 4 out, pressed flat, kept on well, won at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd beating Le Duc (10-3) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Prestbury Knight 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, ridden and hit 3 out, not fluent last, kept on to lead last 75 yards, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov chs (2) gd in Sept beating Blu Teen (11-8) by 2l, 6 ran.
Milord Lescribaa (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Not fluent in rear, slightly hampered 7th, blundered 8th and 11th, headway from 3 out, driven and stayed on well run-in, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Mister Apple's (9-7) at Cheltenham 3m 1f amt hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Imperial Sun (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 14, 11l behind Mister Apple's (9-7) at Cheltenham 3m 1f amt hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Harrycone Lewis 14-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 47l behind Hi Humpfree (11-9) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in May.
Hurlers Cross (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Mid-division, ridden 9th, soon outpaced, kept on from 2 out, 3rd of 12, 18l behind L'Oiseau (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
