held up towards rear, pulled up before 3rd
held up towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, hit 7th, jumped right 8th and 9th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled before 4 out
close up, weakened after 10th, pulled up before next
towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
in touch, chased leaders 7th, went 2nd at 11th, challenged 2 out, led last, held on well
chased leaders, lost place from 6th, tailed off from 3 out
tracked leaders, led 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, soon under pressure, headed last, no extra towards finish
led to 3rd, reminders and weakened 4 out
in rear, pushed along 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 6 out
tracked leader, pushed along and in rear from 5th, some headway 10th, no impression
towards rear, headway 5 out, one pace approaching 2 out
HAOYUNMA is given a tentative nod in this novices' handicap chase, while Oncle Kid and Spirit Of Lake are others short-listed. The selection makes just her second appearance in this sphere and ran well on her chasing debut when runner-up at Hereford over a similar trip last time. She acted on a sound surface there and with good in the description again she should be ok today, so we will chance her. Oncle Kid has a tough job shouldering topweight, but ran with credit in defeat at Wincanton last time. He stays well enough, though the ground does not look in his favour today. Spirit Of Lake makes his chase debut and acts in these conditions. Trainer Karen George has been among the winners lately and her eight-year-old is much respected. Justabout represents the Tizzards, who do well at this track, and he has the form to get involved, though preference is for Haoyunma.
Oncle Kid (FR) 4-1 (10-4) Held up in mid-division, headway 4 out, chased winner 3 out, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Holmwood Legend (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Glad Big (GER) 16-1 (10-12) Behind, under pressure 12th, soon beaten, 7th of 11, well behind High Jack (10-5) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Go Free 33-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, outpaced after 6th, went poor 3rd from next until after last, no impression, 4th of 14, 35l behind Helen Wood (10-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f sell hdl (5) gd.
Barton Alf 16-1 (11-8) Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 5th, tailed off, 17th of 18, well behind The Brimmer (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Bernie The Banker 66-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, under pressure 3out, weakened before next, 4th of 15, 48l behind Organisateur (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) hvy in Mar.
Over The Flow 25-1 (10-5) Held towards rear on outside, struggling appraoching 10th, never on terms, 7th of 12, 23l behind Magical Harry (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
Dolly Grey 100-1 (10-7) Tracked leader until after 1st, lost place 3rd, well behind 6th, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Express Leader (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f NH mdn hdl (4) gd.
Spirit of Lake (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Mid-division, took keen hold, mistake 1st, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 15, 26l behind Restart (10-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Apr.
Justabout 14-1 (11-2) Disputed lead until after 4th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on approaching last to press for 3rd towards finish, 4th of 12, 8l behind Skye But N Ben (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Haoyunma (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Left 3rd and last 1st, left 2nd and sole rival after 10th, driven and outpaced by winner between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Badger Foot (11-12) at Hereford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Killing Me Softly 40-1 (10-5) Led and disputed, headed 11th, dropped to 4th when unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Overclear (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Apr, 4 ran.
Outclass 7-1 (10-1) Towards rear, blundered 2nd, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off, 7th of 13, well behind Kahsabelle (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.
