held up, headway 11th, left in lead 13th, headed after next, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
held up in touch, not fluent 5th, hampered 13th, soon outpaced, 4th and beaten when mistake 2 out
held up in touch, went 2nd 11th, hampered 13th, led on bit 3 out, clear next, easily
with leader until 11th, led after 14th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up and behind, headway after 14th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner
led until blundered 13th, not recover
Nonrunner
This looks to lie between Waynesworld, Stack The Pack and Pristeen Spy, with the vote going to Waynesworld. Waynesworld looked an improved performer when scoring at Uttoxeter on Sunday and, racing under his penalty, he still looks fairly treated. As such, he gets the vote. Stack The Pack has won his last two and remains competitively weighted. Mrs Phillip debuts over fences here but ran to a mark of 96 over hurdles, which is fair. If Galtee View lines up, it will be his third run in three days, which is a big ask. House Warmer showed promise at Leicester in December 2004, but has clearly had his problems since. Sandywell George needs to turn back the clock in order to feature, while Valley Warrior has something to prove on his chasing debut. Finally, Pristeen Spy, a multiple point-to-point winner, showed more than enough in a similar course and distance event last time to suggest that he should be right in the thick of things today. However, the vote just goes to Waynesworld.
Mrs Philip 9-2 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway to join leaders 7th, still chasing leaders approaching 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Red Dahlia (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in Sept.
House Warmer (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Mistakes, behind, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Walking Sunday (10-11) at Plumpton 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Waynesworld (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Held up, in rear, headway 12th, led 3 out, clear next, easily, won at Uttoxeter 3m cnd hcp chs 0-100 (F) gd beating Lost In Normandy (10-0) by 21l, 11 ran.
Sandywell George 20-1 (11-2) Held up, ridden and weakened 7th, 13th of 15, well behind Potts of Magic (11-0) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf in Sept.
Valley Warrior 33-1 (10-12) Tracked winner, riddlen 10th, every chance after 3 out, weakened after next, 4th of 5, 21l behind Tirikumba (10-11) at Hereford 3m 2f cnd nov hdl (E) gf in Jun.
Pristeen Spy 14-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, jumped left 6th, led approaching 4 out, mistake 3 out, hung left after 2 out and headed, no extra flat, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Tudor King (11-9) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-90 (F) gf in Sept.
Stack The Pack (IRE) 7-4 (11-10) Led 2nd, blundered 11th, left clear 12th, blundered next, unchallenged, won at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) sft in Jun beating Luckycharm (10-2) by 20l, 4 ran.
Galtee View (IRE) 6-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, headway 10th, led 4 out until after 3 out, led again 2 out, all out, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) beating Lightin' Jack (11-12) by 2l, 11 ran.
