prominent, keen, led after 1st, headed 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off
led until after 1st, led again 5 out, headed before last, no extra
always well off the pace in rear, beaten 4 out, tailed off
always well off the pace in rear, beaten 5 out, tailed off
held up in rear, beaten 4 out, tailed off
held up, beaten 5 out, tailed off
keen, tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, led before last, ran on well
chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, every chance when mistake next, well held in 3rd when mistake 2 out
held up well off the pace, beaten 4 out, stayed on into modest 4th, tailed off
Richard Newland and Sam Twiston-Davies teamed up to win this last year and can complete the double with BOLTISSIME (NAP), whom the latter prefers to hurdling debutant Nye Bevan. The French import was a beaten favourite on his UK debut at Hexham but the fourth has franked the form since. Cawthorne has won between the flags but that was in May of last year. Happy B needs further based on his two runs to date while Jembug Drummer was still beaten 29 lengths when third at Ffos Las.
Alderson 25-1 (11-4) Not fluent 3rd, always towards rear, 8th of 10, 30l behind Ballymoy (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) hvy in Feb.
Boltissime (FR) 6-4fav (10-9) Always prominent, every chance when not fluent 2 out, ridden and weakened flat, 3rd of 14, 10 1/4l behind Lord Roccoco (10-9) at Hexham 2m mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Cawthorne 7-1 (10-7) Ww; eff 2 out; str run to ld nr fin, won at Tabley 3m mdn gd in May beating Levasseur (10-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Court Dancer (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Not jump well in rear, jumped path before 3rd, well behind from 5th, 7th of 9, dist behind Pacify (11-8) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Sep.
Fort De L'Ocean (FR) (10-2) 7th of 5, 11 1/2l behind Fauvette Sivola (10-4) at Moulins 2m 1f gd in Jun.
Happy B (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along before not fluent 5th, well behind after, 6th of 9, dist behind Pacify (11-8) at Stratford 2m (3) gd in Sep.
Jembug Drummer (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, held up well off the pace in 4th, not fluent, never placed to challenge, 3rd of 7, 29l behind Statuario (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Nye Bevan (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, never able to challenge, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, dist behind Get In The Queue (11-10) at Newbury 2m (2) gs in Mar.
Catchmeifyoucan (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Held up behind, struggling 4 out, tailed off 2 out, 9th of 10, 35 3/4l behind Lucky Flight (10-12) at Kelso 2m (4) gd in Sep.
