tracked winner, with winner 5th, mistake 8th, challenged 2 out, every chance last, ridden run-in, no extra towards finish
held up in rear and in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, every chance last, stayed on and just held towards finish
made all, mistake 4th, pushed along before 9th and reminder, pressed from 2 out, kept on gamely and held on towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
NO WOMAN NO CRY won a similar event in September and ran well of today's higher mark to finish runner-up over C&D last time. Colin Tizzard's charge is taken to go one better on this occasion, as Briefcase is still without a win over timber and could only manage a place once again at Hereford a week ago. How's My Friend is steadily improving and will have come on for his recent comeback at Exeter, but Sulpius has plenty to find on what he's shown so far.
Briefcase (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Chased winner throughout, ridden and no impression on long run to last, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind What An Oscar (11-9) at Hereford 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
How's My Friend 18-1 (10-12) Held up in last, headway on outside from 8th, went 3rd 3 out, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 13l behind Highland Lodge (10-12) at Exeter 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
No Woman No Cry 7-4fav (10-12) Raced freely, led, ridden approaching 9th, headed before 2 out, every chance last, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Orion Express (11-4) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf.
Sulpius (GER) 6-1 (11-7) Close up, soon mid-division, reminders and weakened from 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last, in a race won by Tribal Dance (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft, 10 ran.
