led, blundered badly 1st, lost rein, not recover and pulled up on bend after 2nd
held up in touch, headway and not fluent 5th, chased winner from 4 out, kept on but always held from 3 out
held up, mistake 4th, ridden and short lived effort approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out
with leader when ran out 2nd
held up, making good headway in 3rd when fell 4 out
chased leaders, chased winner from 3rd until approaching 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, went badly left last
tracked leaders, left in lead on bend after 2nd, made rest, clear from 3 out, comfortably
held up, ridden in 4th when hampered 4 out, soon weakened
Jolly Boy, Buffalo Bill and Touch of Fate appear to hold the key to this contest with Jolly Boy taken to maintain his winning run. Buffalo Bill won at Warwick last season and appears to hold a leading chance here. He is well treated and may well have played part in his latest contest but for falling at the ninth. A winner at Plumpton two outings ago, Touch of Fate has been strongly touted to make a winning debut over fences. He was beaten into second by Thedreamsstillalive on his latest start but is an interesting contender here. Jolly Boy completed a four-timer when scoring at Plumpton recently, and did so with some authority. He may still be a step or two ahead of the handicapper and the stable is hot. Jolly Boy gets the vote.
Raven's Last 10-3 (10-12) Led and took keen hold, clear 4th until 7th, headed 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up 2 out in race won by Mr President (11-3) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hdl (C) sft, 8 ran.
Buffalo Bill (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Held up, headway 7th, in touch when fell 4 out in race won by Jolly Boy (9-11) at Huntingdon 2m cnd hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd, 10 ran.
Touch of Fate 6-1 (11-11) Prominent, chased leader 6th, challenged on bit after 3 out, led 2 out, headed approaching last, held when blundered last, no extra, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Thedreamstillalive (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (E) gs.
Sunley Future (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Led until fell in race won by Scotch Corner (11-4) at Ludlow 2m nov chs (E) gd, 6 ran.
Roznic (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, 8th of 11, 34l behind Ma Yahab (10-13) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs in Mar.
Flying Patriarch 14-1 (11-11) Led to 8th, weakened quickly next, 6th of 9, 37l behind Businessmoney Jake (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gd in Nov.
Jolly Boy (FR) 4-5fav (11-7) Tracked clear leader, led after 9th, clear 3 out, stayed on strongly, eased flat, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (F) sft beating Minat Boy (10-11) by 8l, 8 ran.
Rutland (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Led 2nd until 5th, gradually weakened, behind when pulled up 3 out in race won by Caesarean Hunter (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f cnd nov hcp hdl (F) sft, 11 ran.
