tracked leading pair, jumped right 5th, lost place after 4 out, disputed 5th when blundered and unseated rider next
mid-division, tracked leaders 6th, ridden after 3 out, hit next, went 2nd between last 2, kept on, always held
held up in rear, chased leaders 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from next, no impression
tracked winner to before 3 out, regained 2nd after next, soon outpaced, lost place between last 2, well held 3rd when not fluent last, no extra
made all, driven clear when jumped right 2 out, stayed on flat
mid-division, pushed along before 6th, chased winner under pressure approaching 3 out to before next, kept on same pace, no impression
behind, hit 6th, outpaced 3 out, never on terms
Highway Code fell at the first at Ludlow on his reappearance so it is difficult to ascertain what shape he is in. Shalambar has finished a combined eighty eight lengths behind in his last two starts on the flat and a switch to jumping holds little promise. Lucky Sunny has won a bumper on softer ground and he has had a summer to improve his jumping after a slightly lacklustre debut over timber. Pret A Thou has a go over the smaller obstacles having won five times over fences. He has won on heavy ground here on the chase course and he could play a part with the conditions in his favour. Cheekpieces may bring out a bit more from Yeomanry but this race looks between the Milton Harris runners. All For Free has won an Irish bumper but that was on firm ground. He's unexposed on anything softer than good but there's no reason he shouldn't run well and improve upon his first try over the jumps at Huntingdon last month. MARLENO gets the vote to take advantage of the drop in class and grab the win. He has tended to pull hard and that is a concern, but having placed in a Listed race last time he should be the one to beat.
All For Free (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, effort after 3 out, no impression approaching last, 6th of 12, 23l behind Muldoon's Picnic (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Highway Code (USA) 18-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, jumped badly left and fell 1st, in a race won by Colleoni (11-0) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gs, 15 ran.
Lucky Sunny (IRE) 10-11fav (11-0) Took keen hold, soon steadied into 6th, smooth headway on wide outside before 3 out, ridden and found little in 4th after 3 out and soon beaten, 4th of 7, 27l behind Ramvaswani (10-11) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy in Apr.
Marleno (GER) 40-1 (11-0) Behind, mistake 1st, headway 4 out, tracked leaders approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace before last, 3rd of 10, 16l behind Karasenir (11-6) at Kempton 2m Listed nov hdl (1) gd in Oct.
Pret A Thou (FR) 20-1 (10-6) Took keen hold, led until 6th, jumped right thereafter, hit 8th, lost 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out, 11th of 16, 46l behind Chaninbar (10-8) at Aintree 2m hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Apr.
Yeomanry 11-4fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden last, kept on same pace, 4th of 13, 7l behind Dreamwalk (10-9) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Jul.
Sacco D'oro 150-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear and keen, saddle soon slipped, pulled up before 4th, in a race won by Al Qeddaaf (11-5) at Haydock 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd, 10 ran.
Shalambar (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, weakened next, 12th of 14, 25l behind Gilded Age (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
