held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, never on terms, weakened last
tracked leaders, sometimes jumped right, went 2nd 7th, challenged 9th, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching last, led again flat, stayed on gamely
mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd 3 out going well, led when not fluent last, ridden and headed flat, found nil
prominent, ridden after 11th, 3rd and outpaced by front pair 2 out, stayed on flat
chased leaders, not fluent and pushed along 2nd, went 2nd after 6th until next, weakened from 11th, tailed off
jumped right, led, mistakes 8th and 9th, headed approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, lost place 7th, behind 11th, tailed off
held up in rear, headway on inside 10th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 7th, not fluent 10th, outpaced next, rallied and hit last, stayed on flat
A long absence has proved no barrier to success for David Pipe runners in the past and SURFBOARD is expected to arrive here fit enough to do himself justice. He's a 10-year-old now but hasn't that many miles on the clock and gets the vote on account of the fact that he returns on a lower mark than when last successful at Leicester in 2007. Hoo La Baloo is another well treated on his best form and he'll be all the better for his recent third in a hunter chase at Stratford, while Nostringsattached hinted at a revival over a longer trip here last month. Fit To Drive is back on a winning mark but Peplum has completely lost his way since notching a double at Newbury and Ludlow earlier in the year and still looks too high in the weights.
Peplum (FR) 8-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 5th, lost place next, weakened 8th, well behind approaching 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Alderley Rover (11-12) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Hoo La Baloo (FR) 4-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, pulled hard, chased leaders 3rd, led 5th, headed 13th, weakened 4 out, remote 3rd, 3rd of 9, 24l behind Lady Myfanwy (9-10) at Stratford 2m 7f hunt chs (5) gd in May.
Nostringsattached (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden flat, found nil, 6th of 10, 14l behind Invisible Man (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in May.
Fit To Drive 25-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 3 out, soon held, 6th of 11, 19l behind Occasionally Yours (10-9) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Dennis The Legend 11-2 (11-9) Chased leaders, blundered 6 out, disputing 3rd when blundered 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, well behind Stagecoach Opal (11-4) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp ch 0-125 (3) gd.
Michigan Assassin (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Tended to jump right, led, went right and blundered badly 3rd, not fluent 5th, already headed when blundered 2 out, eventually unseated rider, in a race won by Cold Harbour (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) fm in May, 4 ran.
Surfboard (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Behind, some headway after 13th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Qhilimar (10-11) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan '10.
Ouste (FR) 66-1 (11-5) Held up in last pair, lost touch approaching 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Trooper Clarence (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in May, 6 ran.
Majy D'auteuil (FR) 18-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden to challenge approaching last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind I'm The Decider (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in May.
