held up in rear, well behind 4 out, finished well flat, never in contention
mid-division, not always fluent, jumped right 1st, behind from 6th
towards rear, blundered 6th, always behind, pulled up before last
mid-division, headway 7th, chased winner 4 out until 2 out, weakened flat
chased leaders until approaching 6th
took good hold, pressed leader 2nd, blundered 3rd, beaten approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, blundered 5th, always behind, pulled up before 2 out
led to 5th, remained prominent, weakened approaching 3 out
in touch, ridden after 8th, soon lost place, went 4th last, stayed on flat
in rear, ridden after 11th, never in contention, mistake 4 out
always handy, ridden approaching 4 out, chased winner 2 out, hit last, no impression
jumped right, in touch, led 5th, hit 8th and awkward on landing, clear when hit last, eased towards finish
Just Playfull showed some ordinary form in bumpers and over hurdles when last seen under rules but has gone better in point-to-points of late so has to be considered back under rules for Mark Rimell but more solid claims are held by DEVILS RIVER, who gets the vote ahead of Leneygaff. Adrian Murray's gelding ran better when chasing home Well Mick here over three miles when last seen in July and he has to be respected but the drop in distance today is a concern. Sue Smith's Mischief Man is less exposed than most of these after just 12 career starts but he was beaten a long way out on his only previous start over fences and looks best watched. Brian Forsey's Killing Me Softly has been running well recently but is another that would probably want further and a better bet in a poor contest looks to be Devils River. Anna Brooks has the seven-year-old in good heart at present having found just one too good in each of his last three starts and he looks worth one more chance to gain what would be a deserved success.
Esteem 9-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway when mistake 2 out, blundered last, soon beaten, eased, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Blossom King (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sep.
Port Erne (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, mistake 9th, weakened and hit 4 out, 6th of 9, 50l behind Morestead (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Sep.
Leneygaff (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Held up and keen, chased leaders 4 out, led flat, headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Well Mick (10-6) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (4) sft in Jul.
Mischief Man 4-1fav (11-3) In touch, ridden and effort to chase winner approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 14, 15l behind Woody Valentine (11-4) at Catterick 2m sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Dec.
Killing Me Softly 22-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, blundered badly and rider did well to stay on 5 out, kept on and lost 2nd last, 3rd of 12, 21l behind Peter Pole (11-12) at Exeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Knapp Bridge Boy 50-1 (11-6) Soon tailed off, pulled up before 5th, in a race won by Predateur (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m noc chs (4) gs in Aug, 5 ran.
Glengap (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Soon tracking leader and keen, led after last, headed on elbow, one pace, 3rd of 8, 17l behind Amjad (10-2) at Cartmel 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Aug.
Devils River (IRE) 9-4 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed throughout, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Nawow (10-3) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in May.
Satindra (IRE) 11-1 (10-6) Held up, raced keenly, jumped right 2nd, headway 7th, ridden after next, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 11l behind Zorro De La Vega (10-12) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs.
Just Playfull 4-1 (12-0) Lost tch 11; lft virt solo 15, won at Ashorne 3m ptp in May beating Sir Ronan (12-0) by well, 13 ran.
Ravenscar 11-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, one pace from 2 out, weakened flat, 5th of 12, 10l behind Panthers Run (10-6) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Legends Lass 3-1 (11-7) (tt) prom til fell 14, in a race won by Opal Ridge (12-0) at Maisemore Park 3m ptp in Mar, 8 ran.
Peak Seasons (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, behind from 6 out, 5th of 12, 22l behind Max Bygraves (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
