held up in rear, jumped left 4th, headway before 9th, outpaced 3 out (normal 5 out), well held after, plugging on last
in rear, jumped slowly at plenty of the fences and sometimes jumped big, well beaten 3 out (normal 5 out), pulled up after
chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th until before 8th, stayed on same pace from bypassing normal 3 out, went 3rd towards finish
led until 4th, lost place before next, behind 10th, tailed off 3 out (normal 5 out), pulled up after
mid-division, in touch after 2nd, 3rd at the 8th, hanging left and one pace bypassing normal 3 out, well beaten last
mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden 10th, went 2nd after omitted normal 2 out, switched right after last, led flat, stayed on
tracked leaders, led 4th, headed 2 out (normal 4 out), soon one pace, no extra flat, lost 3rd towards finish
tracked leader until 4th, challenged 9th, led 2 out (normal 4 out, went left last, headed flat, held towards finish
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Conservative stakes is the advice here in a decent hunters' chase, especially as the selection - TINKERS HILL TOMMY - hasn't been seen since last summer. However, he's a talented point-to-pointer who ran really well at the prestigious end-of-season Stratford hunter chase evening, suggesting he has a definite future under Rules. Hopefully the market will speak well of his chance on this return to action. Battle Dust and Fourovakind are respected on the best of their form and the likes of Al Co, Charlie Breekie and Vasco Du Mee are all possibles, notably the latter who aims to follow up his success in last year's race.
Al Co (FR) 5-2 (12-6) Tracked leaders, led 3rd, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 12 1/2l behind Sir Jack Yeats (12-6) at Kelso 2m 7f (5) hvy in Feb.
Fourovakind 25-1 (12-4) In rear, fell 6 out, at Haydock 2m 6f (3) hvy in Feb.
Vasco Du Mee (FR) 11-8fav (11-7) (bl) (tt) lost plce 7; rallied 12; outpcd 15; stayed on 2 out, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Ni Sin E Mo Ainm (10-13) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m sft in Feb.
Lord Heathfield (IRE) 40-1 (12-1) Led, headed before 6th, blundered 6 out, weakened 5 out, 4th of 6, 28 3/4l behind Virak (12-1) at Haydock 2m 6f (3) hvy in Feb.
Repeat Business (IRE) 5-2jfav (12-0) Trckd ldrs; went 2nd 14-3 out; wknd nxt, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Moral Hazard (11-7) at Howick 3m hvy in Feb.
Battle Dust (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 15th, outpaced 4 out, rallied from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Duhallow Tornado (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f (5) sft in Mar.
Richmond (FR) 5-1 (11-0) (cp) led 4-7; chsd wnr til blun & ur 3 out, at Larkhill 3m in Dec.
Tinkers Hill Tommy (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway from 15th, 2nd 2 out, held by winner flat, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Now Ben (11-10) at Stratford 3m 4f (2) gd in Jun.
Charlie Breekie (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Bhnd til stdy hdwy 14; led app 2 out; stayed on wl, won at Chaddesley Corbett 3m mdn sft in Feb beating Draft Pick (11-7) by 15l, 11 ran.
