held up in close touch on outside, headway chasing leaders 10th, weakened after 3 out
mistakes, towards rear, hampered 2nd, mistakes 7th and 11th, kept on from 3 out, chasing leaders when not fluent 2 out, went never nearer 4th run-in
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, switched right and went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
chased leader, led approaching 15th, clear when shaken up between last 2, great jump last, came further clear, stayed on strongly
chased leaders on inside, weakened approaching 2 out
led, hit 13th, headed approaching 15th, lost 2nd next, chased leaders, weakened 4 out
soon towards rear, on outside, not fluent 3rd, struggling when not fluent 14th, kept on into modest 6th run-in
chased leaders until lost place after 4th, towards rear, behind 11th, tailed off when blundered 15th
chased leaders, mistake 12th, weakened 4 out
held up towards rear, good headway tracking leaders approaching 15th, 3rd approaching 3 out, weakened next
held up, fell 2nd
held up in touch, headway chasing leaders, 15th, 2nd next, no chance with winner last, weakened into 3rd run-in
held up towards rear, blundered 1st, pushed along after 13th, steady headway approaching 4 out, 3rd approaching 2 out, well held when mistake last, weakened run-in
Lamb Or Cod won at Cheltenham in April 2015 but would prefer faster ground on his reappearance. It was also fast going when MINELLA DADDY won a beginners’ chase at Ffos Las last month but Peter Bowen’s charge acts on all types of ground and is taken to show further improvement over fences today. Ready Token was showing good progress until running poorly in a higher grade at Sedgefield while Horatio Hornblower won at Ffos Las in March under today’s conditional and Mustmeetalady was runner-up in a novice chase at Southwell back in May. Alternatif is more exposed than most of these over fences but is back on a winning mark.
Lamb Or Cod (IRE) 7-2fav (11-2) Pressed leader to after 2nd, tracked leading pair, mistake 5th, slightly outpaced in 3rd after 3 out, rallied on inside approaching last, ridden to lead flat, kept on well, won at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Apr beating Sire Collonges (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Mustmeetalady (IRE) 8-11fav (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 12, pushed along and chased winner 3out, ridden and 2l down when mistake next, one paced, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Fearthedark (10-12) at Southwell 3m (4) gd in May.
Tinker Time (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Mid-division, weakened 5 out, tailed off, 12th of 16, dist behind Potters Cross (10-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Minella Daddy (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out, led and jumped right from next, soon ridden, stayed on well flat, won at Ffos Las 3m (3) gs in Oct beating Whataknight (11-5) by 6l, 4 ran.
Alternatif (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 12th, ridden next, stayed on from 3 out, pressing for 3rd flat, no impression on front pair, 4th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Coologue (11-9) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Ready Token (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Led, blundered badly and headed 16th, soon lost place, blundered 5 out, soon pulled up, at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Held up mid-division, headway before 9 out, challenged 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, kept on gamely, just held on towards finish, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Belmount (11-3) by hd, 10 ran.
Leo Luna 3-1 (11-8) Led until 1st, led 5th, headed 7th, ridden before next, weakened 4 out, soon pulled up, at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
No Buts 9-1 (11-7) Led, headed after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 7, 26 1/2l behind Roman Flight (11-8) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Daveron (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Chased leaders until jumped slowly and lost place 10th, soon behind, 7th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Junction Fourteen (11-8) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
St Dominick (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway when blundered 17th, ridden in 4th after 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, dist behind Mosspark (11-9) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Blameitalonmyroots (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Held up, in touch 1th, driven and no impression on winner after 3 out, 4th and well beaten from next, 4th of 8, 35 3/4l behind Tour Des Champs (11-11) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Cloudy Bob (IRE) 50-1 (11-11) Hampered 10th, always behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
