jumped right virtually throughout, made all, mistake 3rd, driven before 2 out, 4 lengths clear last, ridden out
not fluent 1st, tracked winner, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4 lengths down last, always held
held up 4th and last throughout, struggling 8th, no chance with leaders, tailed off
tarcked winner until outpaced in 3rd 5 out, no chance with front pair before next
A puzzling affair as all five have claims but it's not hard to harbour doubts about them all. Risk A Fine, something of a tearaway over timber, scored well enough on his chasing debut at Market Rasen and may prove more amenable over the larger obstacles, whilst Rothman faded rather tamely first time over fences but should appreciate this drop in trip. Street Entertainer, useful over hurdles, disappointed in not being able to land a three-runner chase first time over fences. The remaining pair haven't jumped a fence in public and Shantou Tiger will need to be in a better place than has been the case the last twice over hurdles but GARNOCK makes some appeal. Obviously, much depends on how he takes to his new discipline but he jumped really well over timber at Fontwell last August when looking a chaser in the making. He's a risk first time up after a break but is a hopeful selection in a race making limited punting appeal.
Risk A Fine (IRE) 7-4fav (11-0) Raced freely, made all, blundered 10th, mistake 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f beg chase (4) gd in Jun beating Stephen Hero (11-0) by 17l, 6 ran.
Rothman (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake 8th, driven 3 out, not fluent 2 out, closed when winner hampered rival last, no extra flat, 3rd of 4, 14l behind Royale Django (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gf in Jun.
Shantou Tiger (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Prominent, ridden and weakened from omitted 3 out, 7th of 8, well behind Henri Parry Morgan (10-4) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Jun.
Garnock (IRE) 5-2 (10-10) Always prominent, led 2nd, clear before 2 out, ran on well, won at Fontwell 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Aug beating Herecomesthebride (10-5) by 10l, 6 ran.
Street Entertainer (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) Chased winner throughout, pushed along before 3 out, reminder after 2 out, driven and kept on run-in, never quite able to challenge, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Commitment (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf in Jun.
