made all from sole rival, driven before 2 out, ridden and kept on flat
tracked winner and sole rival throughout, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure, held flat
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UPTHEMSTEPS is on a roll and goes well on soft ground. He needs to improve again to defy his penalty but may be capable of doing so and gets the vote ahead of Overyou, successful at Kelso last month, and Timetoring who won a similar contest over 2m5f at Ffos Las 12 days ago but is 13lb higher now. Round The Horn is jumping fences late in life and was pulled up when the selection was second at Chepstow last month but will handle the going and could easily bounce back over a more suitable distance.
Round The Horn (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Last pair, never on terms, tailed off 10th, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Dinarius (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Apr, 7 ran.
Overyou 5-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 11th until 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd again when hit last, hung left flat, led 100 yards out, stayed on, won at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr beating More Equity (11-12) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Upthemsteps (IRE) 5-4fav (11-10) Tracked leader, challenged last, soon led, kept on, driven out, won at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs (3) gs beating South O'The Border (11-0) by 1l, 4 ran.
Timetoring 9-1 (9-10) Held up, not fluent and reminders 10th, headway 12th, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr beating Stormhoek (11-7) by 16l, 7 ran.
