always towards rear, struggling 4th, tailed off 3 out
tracked leaders, led briefly after 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
mid-division in touch, chased leaders 4th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
held up in last pair, headway and in touch on outside 3 out, weakened before next
raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 2nd, jumped right and wide 4th, soon headed, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
mid-division in touch, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
held up in last pair, smooth headway 3 out, went 2nd before next, led on bit before last, soon clear, unextended
led to 2nd, in touch, led again before 5th, ridden after 3 out, headed before last, kept on in clear 2nd, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway under pressure after 3 out, went 3rd before next, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair
tracked leaders, driven after 3 out, no impression before next
prominent until lost place 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before next
Nonrunner
The better of the two divisions with Benmadigan an obvious starting point after a back-to-form success at Southwell last time. However, this is a considerable drop in trip and, with his 7lb penalty, he may just fail to follow-up. Bahr Nothing has a chance but is hard to assess and take careful note of any market move for The Goldmeister on his first run for Charlie Longsdon. Benefit Game is better over fences so we'll take a punt on GLAN LADY. There aren't too many bottomweights that represent the O'Neill/McCoy team but here's one. Pulled up on soft last time, she had previously scored over 2m at Towcester on quicker ground and should enjoy these conditions. She's unproven over 2m4f but should get the trip around here.
Always Bold (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Always behind, 9th of 12, 36l behind Captain Scarlett (11-5) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy.
Maraased 33-1 (11-5) Always behind, tailed off 2 out, 9th of 15, 50l behind Bobowen (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Bahr Nothing (IRE) 10-3fav (11-12) Towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden and weakened well before last, 5th of 15, 15l behind Cresswell Bramble (11-9) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Benefit Game (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, not that fluent at some fences after, progress to go 2nd approaching 11th, led 3 out, in command from 2 out, driven out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Sep beating Wait No More (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ten Pole Tudor 25-1 (11-12) Held up, ridden approaching 5th, headway into 6th 2 out, not fluent last, never on terms, 4th of 11, 14l behind Weybridge Light (11-7) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Final Flyer (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, improved 6th, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 8l behind Fresher Fishing (11-1) at Exeter 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Oct.
Courting Whitney (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Towards rear, headway 7th, ridden and in 3rd before 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 12, 12l behind Sunny Spells (11-7) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
The Goldmeister (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, ridden after next, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Whistling Senator (11-9) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Benmadigan (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, short of room after next, chased leaders 2 out, led before last, ran on well, won at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd beating Upper Deck (10-3) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Peg Leg 5-1 (11-12) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Billy Blade (10-13) at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft, 12 ran.
Glan Lady (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Led, headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Lindsay's Dream (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (4yo+) (5) sft in Jun, 6 ran.
Fairview Sue 11-2 (10-10) Behind, headway on inside after 6th, challenged 3 out, lost place quickly before next, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by The Fonz (11-2) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun, 10 ran.
