held up, mistake 1st, steady progress after 7th, mistake 9th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, left 4th last
chasing leaders when mistake and unseated rider 2nd
mid-division, headway from 8th, ridden after 3 out, disputing 4th but beaten when badly hampered and unseated rider last
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, outpaced approaching last
mid-division, hampered 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
chased winner, mistake 9th, weakened after 3 out, behind when badly hampered last
held up, headway after 7th, ridden when short of room after 3 out, went 3rd after next, held when fell heavily last
chased leaders until blundered badly and unseated rider 7th
held up, headway from 8th, hit 10th, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd briefly next, beaten 4th when left 3rd again last
mid-division until weakened 8th, behind when swerved badly right and unseated rider 2 out
always towards rear, behind when fell 2 out
made all, ridden clear after 2 out, ran on well
Nonrunner
High Jack is probably still on the up and the booking of AP McCoy takes the eye, however FIT TO DRIVE impressed last time and is taken to win again; Baseball Ted joins Classic Role and Quillan Hill on the shortlist. This looks competitive and stakes should be kept to a minimum. The selection races off a mark of 112 today, having won well in Novice company last time at Leicester. Whilst that form may not be anything truly out of the ordinary, all of his runs over fences have been promising including a good fifth to Oracle Des Mottes at Exeter. Classic Role benefited from a good pace just two days ago when getting the better of Russian Flag late on; a 7lb penalty in a better race makes life tough however. Hope Road and Baseball Ted are both consistent but the latter is proving frustrating having seemingly been well-handicapped, Red Man Ray needs to get over a poor run at Newbury, whilst High Jack may appreciate today's slightly better ground than when second to Ours at Leicester. Quillan Hill's jumping let him down when last seen, and so it is Fit To Drive who gets the nomination.
Double Law 16-1 (11-7) In touch after 2nd, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Chaim (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Quillan Hill 5-1 (12-0) Led, not fluent 2nd, went badly right 5th, headed 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 9, well behind Theatre Girl (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Hope Road 40-1 (10-10) Held up in 4th, not fluent 4th, went 3rd approaching 6th, soon no chance with front pair, 3rd of 4, 33l behind Araldur (11-4) at Warwick 2m 4yo nov chs (3) sft in Nov.
Fit To Drive 13-8 (10-9) With leader, led 4th, not fluent 3 out, stayed on, won at Leicester 2m mrs nov chs (4) gd in Nov beating Brook No Argument (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Nous Voila (FR) 100-1 (11-1) Chased leaders until 7th, hampered next, soon weakened, 5th of 8, well behind Free World (10-7) at Sandown 2m beg chs (3) gs in Nov.
Red Man Ray (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Led, 20 lengths clear at 4th, reduced lead 8th, headed approaching 11th, weakening when pulled up 3 out in race won by Buck The Legend (11-11) at Newbury 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov, 9 ran.
Kervriou (FR) 20-1 (10-3) In touch, chased leaders 7th, awkward 10th, challenged 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, 4th of 9, 21l behind Buck The Legend (11-11) at Newbury 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
High Jack (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Held up in touch, led 5 out, clear after 3 out, headed after last, no extra, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Ours (10-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft.
Royal Wedding 4-1 (11-3) Took keen hold, prominent, led 4th until after next, chased leaders until weakened quickly after 3 out tailed off, 7th of 11, 39l behind It's Rumoured (10-0) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
Skipper's Lad (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Prominent, ridden after 6th, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 35l behind Triple Bluff (9-13) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov.
Funny Fellow 14-1 (11-0) Led to 3 out, weakened quickly, 7th of 12, 39l behind Haddaaf (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Apr.
Dallool 14-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway to moderate 9th before straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 18, 40l behind El Jo (11-4) at Clonmel 3m hacp hdl hvy in Oct.
Baseball Ted (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Tracked leader, led 7th, headed 3 out, weakening when jumped right last, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Amble Forge (11-5) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Nov.
Classic Role 9-1 (11-12) Held up, raced keenly, headway 6th, switched left and challenged 4 out, led flat, driven out, won at Newbury 2m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft beating Russian Flag (10-12) by 2l, 9 ran.
