held up mid-division, smooth headway 6th to chase leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out
in touch, weakened 7th
in touch, ridden and outpaced 7th, stayed on from 3 out to chase winner last, ran on
in touch, lost place 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led, headed 3rd stayed prominent, ridden and weakened 3 out
held up, ridden and headway approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out
held up, ridden 7th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, headway 4th to mid-division, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last
in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened next
tracked leaders, headway 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders throughout, outpaced 7th, stayed on from 3 out to chased leader 2 out, led last, kept on
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, ridden 7th, weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened next
mid-division, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
always behind, pulled up before last
in rear, some late progress
in touch, ridden 3 out to chase leaders, soon one pace
held up, ridden 4 out, stayed on
led 3rd, clear 4 out, ridden and fading 2 out, headed last
Not Left Yet clearly has ability but is hard to recommend on recent evidence and a better bet looks to be the novice Gungadu, who is preferred to fellow top weight Supreme Serenade. The selection has plenty of weight to carry but the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding looks to be going the right way and seems to be on a fair mark judged by recent efforts in novice hurdles. Flying Enterprise could probably do with some help from the handicapper, while Distant Prospect has a long absence to overcome. Go For Bust has claims at the weights but may prefer a faster surface; a comment that may also apply to Material World. Keith Reveley's Welcome To Unos has done little wrong of late but has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper as a result so a bigger threat may come from the Philip Hobbs-trained Supreme Serenade, who reverts to hurdles on a fair mark after a spell chasing. Gungadu is open to plenty of improvement though and he gets the vote in the hope that he can overcome inexperience and make a winning start to his handicap career.
Supreme Serenade (IRE) 15-8 (11-1) Held up, pecked 11th, headway and mistake 2 out, not fluent last, soon ridden, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Bannow Strand (11-5) at Haydock 2m 4f nov chs (3) sft in Jan.
Flying Enterprise (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 13, 24l behind Jazz d'Estruval (10-9) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (B) sft in Dec.
Gungadu 1-5fav (11-5) Made all, quickened on bit 7th, eased from last, won at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (2) gd beating Hill Forts Timmy (11-0) by 17l, 7 ran.
Distant Prospect (IRE) 10-3fav (10-8) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2 out, one pace flat, 9th of 29, 19l behind Idole First (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grd 3 (A) gd in Mar.
Tana River (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) In rear, blundered 3rd, under pressure 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Afrad (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (C) gs in Dec, 9 ran.
Go For Bust 7-1 (11-3) Held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, left 3rd last, one pace, 3rd of 15, 13l behind Hoh Viss (10-11) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Jan.
Naos De Mirande (FR) 11-1 (10-0) Held up, headway approaching 8th, led 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened last, 9th of 15, 14l behind Nine De Sivola (9-7) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan.
Salut Saint Cloud 6-1 (11-5) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 37l behind Dom d'Orgeval (11-3) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (B) sft in Dec.
Waltzing Beau 66-1 (9-13) Prominent in chasing group, lost place after 5th, headway on outside and stayed on approaching 2 out, no extra between last two, 9th of 18, 16l behind Ungaro (10-8) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd.
Not Left Yet (IRE) 3-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, weakened approaching 5 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Ursis (11-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Jan.
Material World 50-1 (9-11) In touch, headway 7th, chased winner well before 2 out, 2 lengths down and ridden when blundered last, no impression and lost 2nd final 100, 3rd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Ungaro (10-8) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd.
Heir To Be 9-2 (11-8) In touch, outpaced 7th, rallied 2 out, went 2nd last, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Kilgowan (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
Welcome To Unos 13-8fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, disputed lead 7th, led next, hit 5 out, ridden 2 out, driven and stayed on well flat, won at Catterick 2m 3f beg chs (4) gd in Jan beating Dark Ben (10-12) by 2l, 12 ran.
Adventurist 4-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway after 8th, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on, won at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gf beating Smart Mover (10-12) by 4l, 13 ran.
Prince of Persia 20-1 (11-9) Prominent, led after 1st, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat, 4th of 11, 6l behind Kilgowan (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd.
Tensile (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Held up, headway 5th, hit 3 out, ridden to lead briefly after 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Talarive (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 4f clm hdl (F) gf in May.
Businessmoney Jake 7-2co-fav (11-8) Held up towards rear, ridden approaching 7th, headway on outside approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Come Bye (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jan.
Malaga Boy (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Prominent and pulled hard, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 7, 24l behind Gungadu (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (2) gd.
Kings Castle (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (10-4) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling from 8th, 5th of 10, 28l behind Golden Bay (10-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Double Dizzy 150-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, weakening approaching 2 out and mistake, 7th of 8, 45l behind Denman (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov hdl Grd 1 (1) gs in Jan.
