disputed lead, left leader 13th, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on gamely to lead again flat
held up in touch, lost place 9th, ridden 12th and soon weakened
tracked leaders, lost place 9th, pulled up before 11th
not fluent and always behind
disputed lead until blunder and fell 13th
held up in touch, ridden approaching 7 kept on one pace from 2 out
held up in touch, headway and every chance 4 out, led next soon ridden, headed last and one pace flat
held up, driven and headway from 2 out to lead last, headed an on extra flat
Tell Henry deserves to get his head in front having found just one too good in each of his two starts this term and despite having gone up 6lbs since the latest off those efforts Martin Todhunter's gelding is taken to go one better here, getting the verdict ahead of Russian Sky and King Harald. The last mentioned disappointed when last seen but has slipped to a decent mark now and the break since May might well have helped the nine-year-old. Sue Smith's Hold The Bid stepped up on the effort of his reappearance run when a decent second at Carlisle last time and would have solid claims if improving again. Snowy was staying on well before unseating his rider at Wetherby last time and has to be considered, although a bigger threat may come from recent Carlisle winner Russian Sky but an 8lb rise for that success leaves him with more to do. Tell Henry has solid claims though and he is taken to gain a deserved success.
King Harald (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) With leader, weakened 5 out, 10th of 12, 49l behind Always Waining (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs (2) gd in May.
More Likely 20-1 (11-0) Close up, led 3rd to 6th, blundered 11th, soon lost place and pulled up 5 out in race won by Always Waining (11-12) at Ayr 3m 1f nov hcp chs (2) gf in Apr, 5 ran.
Cloudless Dawn 3-1 (10-13) In touch, blundered and lost place 9th, no danger after, 5th of 7, 17l behind Lethem Air (10-7) at Hexham 3m 1f chs (4) gf in May.
Corrib Lad (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on from last, 5th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Hue (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Tell Henry (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Led and jumped left, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied and every chance last, one pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Bafana Boy (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
Snowy (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Held up, effort 4 out, staying on but held when unseated rider in race won by Manbow (10-1) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Oct, 9 ran.
Russian Sky 11-4fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, hampered 10th, led before 12th, drew clear from 2 out, comfortably, won at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct beating No Picnic (10-5) by 4l, 10 ran.
Hold The Bid (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Held up, headway to chase winner 9th, effort 3 out, 2 lengths down last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Carroll's O'Tully (10-0) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
