took keen hold, headway 2nd, ridden and weakened 3 out, hung left flat
tracked leaders, led 7th, ridden and hung left after 3 out, dived at 2 out, not fluent and headed last, no extra
held up towards rear, hit 5th, headway when not fluent 7th, challenged from 3 out, led last, driven right out
led, headed when mistake 7th, weakened approaching 8th, pulled up after
prominent, ridden after 6th, stopped rapidly next, pulled up after
held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden and lost touch when jumped slowly 6th, pulled up after
in rear, not fluent 5th, soon ridden, lost touch next, pulled up after
mid-division, lost place 5th, well behind after next, tailed off
held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway 3rd, not fluent 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway 7th, challenged after 8th until before blundering 2 out, beaten after
prominent, not fluent 2nd or 4th, weakened after 8th, tailed off
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Nonrunner
Very few stables have their runners in better form at present than Nigel Twiston-Davies and he can land another prize here with NATIONAL TRUST, who looks the clear pick of his two runners ahead of Tayman, and he should appreciate the return to further having been eased once beaten over two miles over fences at Ffos Las last time. David Pipe's Armenian Boy has a bit to find with the selection on official BHA ratings but has been running well in better company than this of late so rates a bigger threat than Matthew Salaman's consistent Pocket Too, who invariably finds at least one too good. Tighe Caster is capable of taking a hand in the finish but has disappointed in previous starts this term.
Petrosian 66-1 (10-10) Prominent, took keen hold and sometimes jumped left, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 9, 44l behind Have You Seen Me (11-0) at Towcester 2m beg chs (4) gd.
Armenian Boy (FR) 11-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, ridden to chase winner and hit 3 out, kept on from last, 2nd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Court Red Handed (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
National Trust 11-10fav (11-3) Held up, blundered badly 2nd, headway 5th, mistake 7th, no impression on winner from 4 out, mistake and lost 2nd 3 out, weakening when jumped left next, 3rd of 4, 35l behind Mam Ratagan (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m nov chs (4) gf.
Nothing's Easy (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, soon struggling and tailed off from 4 out, pulled up after next, in a race won by Cruchain (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd, 11 ran.
Tayman (IRE) 22-1 (11-7) Soon prominent, cajoled along from 6th, weakening when mistake 10th, mistake next, pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Rifleman (10-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in Jun, 11 ran.
John Sixteen (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, weakened from over 5f out, 9th of 12, 47l behind Natureofthebeast (11-2) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gd.
Penny King 50-1 (10-7) Went right, jinked left and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Rhum (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy, 13 ran.
Prestbury Knight 40-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, weakened from 14th, tailed off from 5 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by King Roonah (11-7) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd, 13 ran.
Tibetan Dragon (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Towards rear, hit 4th, last next, soon pulled up, dismounted, in a race won by Extreme Conviction (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Sep, 9 ran.
Tighe Caster 33-1 (11-10) Towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 17, 23l behind Court Red Handed (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Bachley Gale 25-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 9th, left poor 3rd when hampered 3 out, demoted to 4th before next, 4th of 8, well behind Front Of House (10-12) at Stratford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (3) gf in Aug.
Jug Of Punch (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) In rear, struggling 6th soon lost touch, tailed off, 10th of 14, well behind Amber Brook (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gd.
Pocket Too 5-1 (10-11) Prominent, jumped slowly and ridden 5th, weakened approaching last, 4th of 8, 23l behind Young Albert (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
