held up towards rear, headway 7th, no impression
in touch, raced keenly, led after 4th, not fluent 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened flat
held up well in rear, some headway approaching 3 out, no impression, weakening when mistake 2 out
held up well in rear, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
mid-division, behind 6th, tailed off
in touch, raced keenly, challenged 3 out, led after 2 out, headed after last, no extra when lost 2nd flat
pressed leader until after 4th, ridden 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, not fluent, weakened 5th, last when mistake next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
led until after 4th, pushed along before 7th, outpaced by leaders before 3 out, no impression after
held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway approaching 7th, going well when not fluent 3 out, switched right after 2 out, challenged last, soon jinked right but led, soon edged left and clear, eased towards finish
mid-division, raced keenly, well beaten 7th, tailed off
prominent, raced keenly, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
WILLIAMS WISHES can get off the mark here at the fourth time of asking, with the likely challenges coming from Penyfan Dawn and Sagunt. Evan Williams' gelding has been placed in all his hurdles outings so far; closely related to a more than useful pointer, a break of several months between his second and third races may have left him needing that outing. This is a slight step up in trip on what he's faced before, but that looks to be a positive move, Sagunt finished just behind him last time out in what was a similar contest here, albeit over two miles. He's had a great year on the flat, but has yet to be placed over timber. Tim Vaughan's ability to take others' cast-offs and turn them into winners is probably second to none, but Penyfan Dawn has yet to live up to promise. A bumper winner when with Paul Nicholls, his jumping has not been faultless so far, but he did grab a place last time out. Again, this is a step up in trip. Seedless was going well on his jumps debut until falling; previously running on the flat with little success, Donald McCain must have seen some ability to take him and try him over obstacles. Market support may help the punter, but we'll side with Williams Wishes.
Cloak Of Silence (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off, 5th of 10, 33l behind Ghizao (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (6) gf in Aug.
Keoghs Bar (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Held up, disputing 3rd and held when fell 2 out, in a race won by Toby Jug (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f nov chs (3) gf, 8 ran.
Padalko (FR) 5-2fav (10-11) Tracked leader, left in lead 3rd, not fluent 8th, soon headed, fell next, in a race won by Raysrock (10-9) at Taunton 2m beg chase (4) sft in Mar, 5 ran.
Penyfan Dawn (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway on outside 3 out, hit 2 out, went 3rd when went right and not fluent last, one pace, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Another Trump (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Rustler 16-1 (11-11) Tendancy to jump right, led, very awkward 1st, headed next, reminders, prominent until weakened approaching 4 out, blundered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Come Out Firing (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May, 8 ran.
Sagunt (GER) 16-1 (11-0) Prominent, chased winner approaching 3rd until before 5th, soon beaten, 4th of 10, 38l behind Australia Day (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Stinker (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) In touch, pushed along 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, 10th of 14, 34l behind Lucky Dancer (10-13) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Aug.
Tomerose (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Soon in touch, ridden 9f out, soon lost place, behind final 8f, 10th of 12, well behind Bob Run (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f mdn NH flat (6) gf in Jun '08.
Scotsbrook Cloud 100-1 (10-6) Held up, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 34l behind High Gales (11-5) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf.
William's Wishes (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway 4th, chased winner approaching 5th, hanging right and no impression from 3 out, lost 2nd last, 3rd of 10, 35l behind Australia Day (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Raise You Five (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Not fluent, always towards rear, well behind 5th, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Calaficial (10-11) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (4) gd.
Seedless 20-1 (10-2) In touch, effort 3 out, led before next, strongly challenged and headed when fell last, in a race won by Word Of Warning (11-0) at Bangor 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd in Aug, 12 ran.
