held up in rear, mistake 7th, headway approaching 14th, chased winner after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, every chance last, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, headway 5th, fell 11th
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off
made all, ridden after 2 out, pressed last, driven and stayed on well flat
pressed winner, hit 12th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
mid-division, hampered 1st, mistake 3rd, not fluent 5th, slightly hampered 11th, not fluent next, headway 13th, driven after 14th, weakened last
raced wide, in rear, mistakes 2nd and 10th, behind 14th, tailed off
held up, mistake 4th, hung right from after 7th, reminders next, headway 9th, chased winner 14th until after 3 out, weakened after 2 out, tailed off
prominent, lost place 9th, hampered 11th, rallied after 14th, weakened after 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place 12th, behind 14th, pulled up approaching 3 out
Autumn Red finally got off the mark over 2m5f here last time but looks worth taking on today off a 7lb higher mark and in better company. Not Sure Dick hasn't shown a great deal in two appearances in novice company and has plenty of weight on his handicap bow, while the potentially well-treated Antonius Caesar's last two outings suggest he may have fallen out of love with the game. Quazy De Joie's recent Lingfield second may not have amounted to much so we'll take a chance that the lightly-raced FINLAY will have learned enough from his fencing debut at Catterick to open his account now.
Finlay 14-1 (11-0) Led from 2nd, headed after 4th, tracked leaders, lost place 6th, outpaced 9th, mkept on from last, no impression, 4th of 10, 12l behind Columbus Secret (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f mdn chs (5) gd in Dec.
Not So Sure Dick (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Chased leading trio, bumped 9th, driven after 4 out, soon no chance, 4th of 8, 31l behind Bai Zhu (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Oct.
Simply Strong (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up, headway to lead 4th, headed after 3 out, soon weakend, tailed off, 7th of 10, 46l behind Three Chords (11-10) at Leicester 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Antonius Caesar (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, dropped rear when hit 6th, struggling 11th, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Mr Big (11-4) at Warwick 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Autumn Red (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Prominent until dropped towards rear and reminders 2nd, headway under pressure 4 out, 5th 2 out, ridden and stayed on to lead when edged left flat, held on towards finish, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd beating Monty's Moon (10-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Quazy de Joie (FR) 7-1 (11-8) Held up in last pair, headway 11th, chased laeders after 4 out, 3rd before next, chased winner 3 out, held when mistake next, no further impression, 2nd of 9, 13l behind Hobb's Dream (9-13) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy.
Goring One (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) In touch, led 3rd, headed when mistake 5 out, outpaced 4 out, weakened from next, 4th of 7, 31l behind Honourable Arthur (10-9) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Glenfly (IRE) 80-1 (11-6) Mid-division, in touch main group 6th, lost place 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Buck Mulligan (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft.
Hever Road (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 7th, and again 9th, weakened approaching 10th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Douglas Julian (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec, 9 ran.
Rapid Return (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) Towards rear, pushed along 7th, in rear when fell 9th, in a race won by Extra Bold (11-2) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp 0-100 (4) gd in Nov, 12 ran.
