led, not fluent 3rd, mistake 13th, pushed along and headed 3 out, demoted to 3rd and beaten before last
tracked leader, mistakes 5th and 13th, led 3 out, ridden 6 lengths clear last, stayed on
last and ridden from 2nd, not fluent 4th, behind next, tailed off 8th, pulled up after 11th
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th or next, mistake 13th, outpaced by front pair 14th, closed from 2 out to take 6 lengths 2nd when mistake last, well held flat
NACARAT made all to land a Grade 1 over C&D in April. He has to concede weight to all of his rivals here but will be all the better for his run in the Charlie Hall at Wetherby and can hold off Master Of The Hall, who won three times over fences last season but was found out when upped in grade at here and at Cheltenham in the spring. Tamarinbleu is potentially well treated and was just denied a fairytale return from injury at Haydock. But he'll be 12 next month, though should still be in a different league to Indian Pipe Dream and Seize.
Nacarat (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Led, headed before and hit 1st, tracked leader, led again 8th, headed 11th, weakened from 3 out, 4th of 7, 32l behind Weird Al (11-6) at Wetherby 3m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) gd in Oct.
Master Of The Hall (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Always in rear, weakened from 4 out, tailed off when fell 2 out, in a race won by Quito De La Roque (11-4) at Aintree 3m 1f nov chs G2 (1) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Indian Pipe Dream (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Made all, mistake 13th, cajoled along from 4 out, droven 4 lenghts clear after last, tired final 200 yards, held on gamely, won at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Aug beating Foxesbow (11-9) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Tamarinbleu (FR) 11-2 (11-8) Held up in last pair, hit 9th, mistake 13th, headway 4 out, chased leading pair next, went 2nd flat, rallied to press winner towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 10, hd behind Cappa Bleu (11-11) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Nov.
Seize 33-1 (10-5) In touch, driven and outpaced after 5 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression, 5th of 10, 16l behind Neptune Equester (11-12) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov.
