jumped badly left, always behind, tailed off when jumped badly left 11th, pulled up before next
mistake 2nd, held up towards rear, good headway on outside approaching 15th, went 2nd and hung right 2 out, challenged run-in, always just held
led, clear 10th until 13th, headed 16th, chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2, beaten in 5th when pecked badly last
chased leaders, 2nd before 9th until mistake 14th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out
chased leaders, jumped left 13th, 2nd next, led 16th, joined 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, chased leaders, weakening when blundered last
mistakes, held up towards rear, steady headway 14th, 7th when mistake and weakened next, soon behind, tailed off
held up, steady headway approaching 8th, chased leaders 11th, led approaching 2 out, strongly pressed last, stayed on gamely run-in
chased leader until before 9th, chased leaders, weakened before 15th, tailed off
held up towards rear, steady headway on inside after 14th, chasing leaders when blundered 4 out, kept on approaching 2 out, went modest 3rd last
behind, headway from 2 out, stayed on into never nearer 4th towards finish
Remind Me Later has run well here in the past and wasn't winning out of turn at Worcester last month when he showed he had no problems with this trip. LOUGH DERG FARMER, a winning point-to-pointer, managed to win a novices' hurdle at Doncaster but was always biding his time over timber and can make a successful start over fences. Abbreviate was going well when making a mess of the second last at Huntingdon so should do better but Toviere didn't run very well when tackling this grade on the same track. Creep Desbois did well enough over hurdles and has always looked likely to make a better chaser.
Lough Derg Farmer (IRE) 6-5fav (11-9) Tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden after 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on, won at Ffos Las 2m 6f (4) gd in Apr beating Like The Sound (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Clondaw Cian (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, went left 1st, last 7th, blundered and well beaten from 12th, took 3rd post, 3rd of 4, 30l behind Captain Chaos (11-0) at Aintree 3m 1f (3) sft in Nov.
Abbreviate (GER) 13-2 (11-3) Raced freely, led approaching 2nd and soon clear, reduced lead when blundered and headed 2 out, weakened, not recover, left modest 4th last, took 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 13 1/2l behind Wicked Willy (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Soupy Soups (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, weakened 14th, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Wicked Willy (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Creep Desbois (FR) 7-1cfav (11-9) Tracked leaders, lost place 2 out, weakened last, 13th of 21, 24l behind Master Dancer (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Will O'The West (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Behind, driven 5 out, ridden after next, stayed on to take 4th before last, not trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Sir Ivan (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Toviere (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, hit 5th, no impression 3 out, closed a bit 2 out, well held 4th last, 4th of 5, 17 3/4l behind Willoughby Court (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (3) gd in Nov.
Round Tower (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Soon led, headed before 3rd and raced in 2nd after, dropped to 6th approaching straight, soon no extra, 5th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Goulane Chosen (11-12) at Clonmel 2m 4f sft in Nov.
Remind Me Later (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Held up, not fluent 2nd, headway on inside 5 out, chased leaders next, travelled strongly 3 out, led before next, soon strongly challenged, hard ridden, ran on, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Pickamix (11-1) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Deauville Crystal (FR) 40-1 (10-5) Behind, carried left 12th, headway under pressure 2 out, stayed on to take modest 3rd from last, no chance with clear pair, 3rd of 11, 13 1/4l behind Jameson (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
