led, not fluent 3rd, clear 6th until before 9th, headed 2 out, 6th and weakening when hit last
mid-division, weakened after 4 out
held up towards rear, headway 3rd, not fluent 9th, went 2nd 4 out until before next, weakened approaching last
held up in touch, challenged after 4 out, led 2 out, strongly pressed last, driven flat, headed close home
mid-division, ridden and weakening when mistake 4 out
held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, headway approaching last, stayed on, never on terms
in touch in mid-division, lost place approaching 9th, soon behind, pulled up after
raced wide, held up, not fluent 4th, headway after 4 out, weakened approaching last
prominent, ridden when not fluent 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, went 2nd after 2 out until hampered approaching last, soon switched left, weakened flat
prominent, ridden after 9th, not pace of leaders before last, no extra flat
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 4 out, challenging when not much room just before last, kept on under pressure to lead close home
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden after 9th, weakened from 4 out
mid-division, headway after 4 out, challenged and not much room last, no impression on front pair towards finish
held up in rear, not fluent and hampered 3rd, no impression
mid-division, towards rear when bad mistake, virtually fell and unseated rider 9th
held up in rear, fell 3rd
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, never near leaders, no impression approaching last
Don't Push It's target again this season will be the Grand National and he's likely to need this. Pettifour returns from a long break but that isn't necessarily a disadvantage for a Nigel Twiston-Davies runner and he was a very decent staying hurdler a few years ago. The potentially well-treated Raslan may prove the pick of David Pipe's trio, while My Shamwari ended last season on an upward curve but has his stamina to prove over this trip. Stow had some decent form last term and Cantlow has plenty of scope, while lightly-weighted pair Define and Rossmore Lad could figure but we like the look of OSCARGO. This is only his second start under Rules but he was hugely impressive when beating subsequent easy winner Harry The Viking at Chepstow in March. The third has also franked the form since and Paul Nicholls' seven-year-old may have been let in lightly here.
Golan Way 8-1 (11-12) Refused to race, in a race won by The Minack (11-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f listed hcp chs (1) gs, 13 ran.
Battle Group 6-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, ridden after 10th, soon weakened, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Rival D'estruval (10-0) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.
Cantlow (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 8th to go 3rd, no impression from 3 out, 4th of 8, 42l behind Restless Harry (11-0) at Wetherby 3m 1f hdl G2 (1) gd in Oct.
Pettifour (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Behind, ridden 16th, soon struggling, behind when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Poker De Sivola (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m am nov chs (2) gd in Mar '10, 18 ran.
Got Attitude (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Towards rear, closer in 6th before 3 out, 5th 2 out, 4th at last, kept on under pressure without getting to leaders run-in, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Pineau De Re (11-6) at Thurles 2m 6f hdl gd in Oct.
Don't Push It (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Mid-division in touch, headway 23rd (valentine's), 5th 3 out, ridden and effort next, stayed on under pressure to chase leading pair elbow, no impression, 3rd of 40, 14l behind Ballabriggs (11-0) at Aintree 4m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Faltering Fullback 6-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, 5th before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before last, 5th of 15, 19l behind Muirhead (11-2) at Limerick 3m hcp chs in Oct.
Red Not Blue (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, raced wide, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Mad Moose (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) gs in Aug, 17 ran.
Riptide 2-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 10th, soon reminders and lost place, 4th of 7, 38l behind Rupin (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf in May.
Laustra Bad (FR) 16-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, struggling when hit 4 out, no chance after, 7th of 10, 38l behind King Of The Night (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.
My Shamwari (IRE) 15-2 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, led before last, ridden clear, ran on well, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr beating King's Legacy (10-10) by 5l, 10 ran.
Raslan 11-1 (11-8) Led until approaching 4th, tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on flat, 5th of 10, 4l behind Frontier Dancer (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Dorset Square (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) 12th of 18, 50l behind Roi Du Val (10-7) at Auteuil(FR) 2m 5f hdl sft in May.
Stow 10-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, lost place and ridden after 4th, rallied 7th, lost place approaching 10th, soon behind, pulled up before last, in a race won by Trendelenburg (10-7) at Perth 3m 3f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Oscargo (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd after 2 out, led flat, ran on well, won at Chepstow 3m NH mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar beating Harry The Viking (10-12) by 1l, 16 ran.
Counting House (IRE) 12-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, stayed on before last, kept on same pace flat, 6th of 11, 23l behind Sir Kezbaah (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Apr.
Kylebeg Krystle (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden in 8th 3 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 12, 46l behind Groody Hill (11-0) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp chs 0-116 hvy in Oct.
Define (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Rear of mid-division, headway approaching straight, 9th before last, kept on under pressure run-in, 4th of 17, 5l behind He'llberemembered (10-4) at Naas 2m 4f hcp hdl hvy in Oct.
Rossmore Lad (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, led before last, ridden out, won at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct beating Monsieur Cadou (11-3) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
