always prominent, ridden to challenge before 3 out, effort approaching next, weakened last
led, mistake 4th, headed before 6th, soon under pressure, weakened 4 out
held up towards rear, headway 8th, outpaced after 4 out, headway approaching 2nd last, stayed on flat
held up towards rear, under pressure 7th, hampered 8th, behind when pulled up 3 out
tracked leader, led before 6th, headed next, not fluent 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, rallied next, soon every chance, no extra flat
mid-division when fell 8th
slow 1st, always behind, pulled up before 9th
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, under pressure after 5th, tailed off next
soon tracking leaders, took closer order approaching 6th, led 7th, challenged approaching 2 out, ran on under pressure
Ronald Jack, Raining Horse and Lord Collingwood are the most likely winners of this race and Ronald Jack receives the vote. A trip to Market Rasen for a Pipe runner on Boxing Day is something of a rarity and a note is taken. Although he very much has two ways of running, if he were to turn up with his 'A' game, Ronald Jack has shown enough in the past to suggest that he is up to winning this race. Raining Horse ran a solid race at Kelso with Lord Collingwood in behind. James Ewart's horses have been running creditably enough and this former 103-rated hurdler has to have every chance. Lord Collingwood has been beaten since so the market is watched for any confidence today. Front-running Inherent is in receipt of plenty of allowances and while she can be forgiven her most recent run as she was having to concede a double penalty over hurdles, one could not help but be disappointed by the outcome. Kitty Wong ran no sort of race at Uttoxeter on her most recent start and is best watched at present. A competitive affair and Ronald Jack gets the vote.
Bouncing King 7-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, led 4 out, slight lead when blundered last, not recover, 4th of 13, 4l behind Top Dressing (11-8) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Nov.
Custom Design 80-1 (11-3) Held up, kept on from 3 out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, well behind Hobbs Hill (11-3) at Hexham 2m beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
Lord Collingwood (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Held up, effort 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 7, 12l behind Scribano Eile (10-4) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Raining Horse (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, headway to lead 2 out, soon ridden, headed flat and one pace after, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Glingerbank (11-1) at Kelso 2m 1f nov chs (4) gd in Nov.
Ronald Jack (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Chased leader, mistake 2nd, ridden 4 out, ran on well from last, just failed, 2nd of 11, nk behind Obelix De Longechaux (11-9) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Supreme Leisure (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, struggling before 5th, always behind, 6th of 8, 29l behind Oceanos des Obeaux (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (4) gs.
Tirol Livit (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 4th, ridden and weakened 5th, 7th of 10, 38l behind Share My Dream (10-9) at Worcester 2m nov clm hdl (5) sft in Jun.
Hot Lips Page (FR) 5-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway 6th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 38l behind Fencote Gold (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Nov.
Kitty Wong (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Badly hampered 1st, soon prominent, led 6th to 12th, led 14th, headed 3 out, soon beaten, 5th of 10, well behind Arnold Layne (11-2) at Uttoxeter 3m nov chs (4) gd in Nov.
Inherent (IRE) 9-4 (11-8) Raced keenly, led to 3rd, hit 4th, remained prominent, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 9, 34l behind Overbranch (10-10) at Towcester 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
