held up last, steady headway approaching 3 out, outpaced before next, stayed on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
raced keenly tracking leaders out wide, hit 2nd, good headway out wide before 4 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, hit last
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, swerved badly left looked to refuse and hampered rivals 4th, chased leader until before 3 out, hit 3 out, soon ridden and one pace disputing 2nd, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home
led and set steady pace, headed before 3rd, chased leaders, badly hampered 4th, pushed along turning in, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
tracked leader, led before 3rd hampered next, went right 4 out, headed before 3 out, disputing well held 2nd until hit the last, weakened run-in
Mr Rumbalicious never reached a place on the Flat and was well beaten on his hurdling debut at Ludlow. PERSEUS WAY scored on the Flat at Newbury in September and made an excellent start over timber in the Grade 2 Triumph Hurdle Trial at Cheltenham when runner-up to Scriptwriter despite a moderate round of jumping. The winner's yard is represented by hurdling newcomer Polyphonic, successful on the level for Karl Burke. Three-times all-weather winner Vaxholm was beaten 44 lengths on his debut over timber at Warwick but Fillyfudge ran well for a long way on her hurdling bow here a couple of weeks ago.
Mr Rumbalicious (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden over 4 out, bad mistake 3 out, weakened over 2 out, 5th of 8, 27 1/2l behind Borntobealeader (11-0) at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Perseus Way (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders turning in, kept on run-in, went 2nd switched left and kept on run-in, well held, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Scriptwriter (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m (1) gd in Nov.
Polyphonic (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 11f out until 10f out, settled in close 3rd 8f out, weakened final 2f, 13th of 15, 9 1/2l behind Aimeric (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Vaxholm (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, went right 3rd, headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Non Stop (11-0) at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Fillyfudge 15-2 (11-0) Took keen hold, prominent 2nd, slow next, not fluent 3 out, edged right 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Paddy's Fancy (11-0) at Leicester 2m fll (3) gf in Nov.
