tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on one pace
keen in touch, headway to press leader 4 out, led 2 out, driven out
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace
in rear, reminders 2nd and 7th, ridden 11th, headway next, weakened before last
in touch, dropped to rear 4th, lost touch after 11th
led, headed 4 out, soon weakened, jumped left 3 out
Nonrunner
It's hard to have much confidence in any of these. Crescent Beach could figure judged on his placed efforts over shorter trips but he's yet to win a race of any kind and LODGICIAN gets the token vote. He scored at Cartmel in July and if the ground remains fast, Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge may be up to landing this. Bally Lagan has slipped further down the weights but has yet to show any improvement for it, while a second at Southwell during the summer is Mad Professor's best effort of the year so far.
Lodgician (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 14, 16l behind Pinkneys Prince (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Oct.
Crescent Beach (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) With leaders when mistake and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Brimham Boy (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Sep, 9 ran.
Bally Lagan (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakening when blundered 3 out, 5th of 12, 24l behind Alpancho (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.
Badb Catha (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Held up in last pair, not fluent 1st, pushed along and struggling in 5th after 9th, no chance when blundered 4 out, kept on flat, 6th of 8, 15l behind Upton Mead (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Oct.
Mad Professor (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Not fluent 1st, tracked winner, reminder 8th, lost place when mistake 4 out, no chance with leaders from next, last of 4, 42l behind Carobello (11-3) at Fakenham 2m cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) gs in Nov.
Kevin Fancy (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Prominent until blundered and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Waltzing Tornado (11-8) at Southwell 3m hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov, 5 ran.
Chapel House 20-1 (10-3) Tracked clear leader, ridden and weakened from 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Safferano (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Oct, 10 ran.
Minkie Moon (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Always in rear, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up, in a race won by Loose Preformer (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May, 11 ran.
