raced wide, held up, raced keenly, headway after 9th, went prominent next, ridden and every chance approaching 4 out, edged right approaching last, weakened flat
chased leaders, lost place 4th, behind when jumped right 7th, reminder after 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear, headway 10th, reminder after 11th, hit 14th, not fluent 3 out, weakening when jumped right 2 out
raced keenly, headway to chase leader 4th, lost 2nd 12th, weakened approaching 4 out
chased leaders, ridden after 10th, soon outpaced and lost place last after 14th, rallied 4 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led flat, driven clear
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden along 12th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed flat, no extra, finished tired
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An ultra competitive novice handicap hurdle greets us here and with slight concerns about his fitness after a long break around Castlemore, we instead side with WINGED ARROW; Ossmann is also interesting. The selection benefited for having Tony McCoy doing the steering when putting in an improved effort to narrowly miss out at Market Rasen last time. The champion returns for the ride again and although up an extra two pounds for that run he is still off a competitive mark and acts well on this ground. We haven't seen Castlemore since he placed in a handicap chase off this mark. That was the end of a string of solid results and he looks really fairly treated on the pick of his old hurdles form. Ossmann has been off the racecourse for even longer, 571 days, but signed off with a win in a handicap chase. He's 3lbs worse off here but must be respected as trainer Tom George and jockey Sam Thomas team up for the first time. Chuquicamata, has failed to complete his last two starts but is unexposed enough to put in a decent performance and the booking of Aidan Coleman looks a positive but with his form so patchy we side with Winged Arrow.
Kingfisher Niamh 18-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, raced keenly, went 2nd after 3 out until after 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 10, 21l behind Osokenda (10-8) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Pavarottis Brother (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Soon with leader, ridden and hit 12th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up approaching 3 out, in a race won by Shake The Barley (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May, 8 ran.
Ashwell Lad (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Held up, headway after 9th, 3rd when mistake 14th, 2nd 4 out until after 3 out, weakened 2 out, virtually pulled up flat, tailed off, 7th of 16, well behind Arceye (10-5) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Ben Ryan (IRE) 28-1 (10-6) Pulled hard, with leader, blundered badly 10th, soon weakened, pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Mr Fluffy (10-3) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in May, 14 ran.
Lavenoak Lad 7-2fav (11-6) Held up in touch, hit 11th, ridden and hit 13th, soon struggling, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Count The Cost (10-0) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
History Master (IRE) 2-5 (12-0) Ss; hdwy 7; led 12; drvn out, won at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp in May beating Turn Card (12-0) by nk, 3 ran.
Ossmann (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) Made all, ridden 3 out, kept on, won at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) gd in Nov '07 beating Buckland Gold (11-5) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Humbel Origins (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Hdwy 12; led aft 4 out; drvn out, won at Cothelstone 3m ptp in May beating Goblet of Fire (12-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Castlemore (IRE) 11-2 (10-0) Chased leader to 14th, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied from 2 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Present Gale (10-11) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Cape Verde Sal (IRE) 16-1 (12-3) Mid-division, under pressure after 8th, soon lost place, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Highland Chief (11-9) at Folkestone 2m 5f hts chs (6) gf in May.
Chuquicamata 11-2 (11-3) Led until after 10th, weakened after next, tailed off 14th, unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Deep Pockets (11-5) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Apr, 4 ran.
Winged Arrow (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, still every chance, weakening when hit last, eased towards finish, 2nd of 12, 13l behind Bob 'n' You (10-9) at Market Rasen 3m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Fruitfull Citizen (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 11th until 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 11, 22l behind Lucky Luk (10-13) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Radar Love 12-1 (11-4) Behind, progress but still moderate 8th 2 out, stayed on flat nearest finish, 6th of 16, 12l behind Red Jester (11-0) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
