chased leadrs, went 2nd approaching 5th, led after 4 out, soon clear, went left final 3
held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
in touch, went 3rd 4 out, mistake 3 out, went poor 2nd and mistake last
led 1st, mistake 4th, blundered next, ridden and headed after 4 out, soon no chance with winner, weakened to 3rd last
chased leaders, chased leader 2nd, ridden 4th, lost 2nd before next, soon lost place, not run on from 4 out, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up next
towards rear, reminder 5th, went modest 4th and hung left from 4 out, weakened and lost places, tailed off
led until 1st, chased leaders, hit 4th and next, weakened 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, reminders after 3rd, soon lost place, plugged on to poor 4th when mistake last, tailed off
TINSELTOWN has a 7lb penalty to deal with after impressing here on the last day of May. He was previously in consistently good form in ordinary handicap hurdle company and his overall profile looks the best on offer as his rivals have shown little of substance to date. He can concede weight all round. Capricornus was modest for Ferdy Murphy in 11 starts and now has his first outing for Tim Vaughan, which is often the best time to catch many of the Welsh handler's inmates. Smart George has also yet to sparkle for the Twiston-Davies team, whilst Strandfield Bay has just the one piece of fair form to his name in seven hurdling starts.
Tinseltown 2-1fav (11-7) Always prominent, not fluent 1st, led after 6th, clear 3 out, pushed out, won at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in May beating Prize Fighter (10-4) by 8l, 15 ran.
Strandfield Bay (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear on outside, ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Mr Valentino (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f cond nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jun '11.
Nolecce 25-1 (10-9) Close up, tracked leader 3rd, ridden and weakened 2 out, 7th of 14, 31l behind Ulys Du Charmil (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in May.
Blake Dean 11-4 (10-9) Tracked leaders, hampered on bend after 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, well behind Solway Dornal (9-7) at Sedgefield 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Encore Un Fois 50-1 (11-0) In rear, well beaten after 6th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Tinseltown (11-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in May, 15 ran.
Smart George (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway before 8th, soon chased leaders, went 3rd before 2 out, no impression, 6th of 7, 35l behind Themanfromfraam (10-6) at Hereford 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Go Ruby Go 40-1 (10-0) Pulled hard, led after 1st, hit 3rd, headed and hung right approaching 2 out, weakened last, 8th of 17, 24l behind Themanfromfraam (10-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Daniel's Dream 16-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, reminders after 3rd, kept on from last, no impression, 5th of 8, 11l behind Benluna (10-6) at Hexham 2m Am nov hcp hdl (5) gd in May.
Capricornus (USA) 25-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 26l behind Arrow Barrow (11-2) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Dec.
