held up in rear, struggling 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway on outside 8th, hit 9th, blundered 3 out, left 3rd last, weakened flat
tracked leaders, mistake 8th, not fluent 10th, struggling 15th, pulled up after
in touch, not fluent 4th (water), went 2nd after 7th, led and jumped right 11th, not fluent 13th (water), jumped right and headed next, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
in touch, lost place 9th, tailed off
led until after 1st, tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, headway after 3 out, went 4th flat, stayed on
led after 1st, headed 11th, led 14th, headed next, led again before 4 out, headed after 3 out, beaten 4th when fell last
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway after 9th, hit 11th, mistake 14th, 8th when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5th, hit 4 out, no extra from 2 out
held up in rear, hit 9th, headway when not fluent 14th, led 2 out, narrow advantge when went right and fell last
held up in mid-division, mistake 4th (water), hit 8th and 9th, not fluent 13th (water), hampered 14th, weakened 3 out, blundered 2 out, pulled up before last
held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th, headway approaching 3 out, left 2nd last, stayed on, not able to trouble winner
tracked leaders, mistake 11th, challenged 14th, led next, headed before 4 out, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, still pressing leader when left in lead last, jinked right flat, driven out
mid-division, not fluent 1st or 7th, struggling 15th, pulled up after
tracked leaders, not fluent 8th, ridden after 15th, went 3rd flat, stayed on
in rear, blundered 9th, jumped slowly and behind 11th, pulled up after
not always fluent, in rear, behind 15th, pulled up after
La Pantera Rosa was completing a hat-trick when edging out Sparkling Tara at Sedgefield and deserves a try at this higher level, though is on a career-high mark now. Iheardhu is a C&D winner and was well backed at Plumpton last month. He also has a very experienced amateur on board, as does the in-form Romanesco. Round Tom shouldn't be far away again while Nina Carberry has travelled over to ride Jewel Of The West for Dessie Hughes and Hunters Lodge won on his chase debut at Market Rasen. Calusa Caldera returned to winning ways at Worcester and neither Talab nor Wide Receiver can be ignored but the latter's trainer, Charlie Longsdon, also runs TIME FOR SPRING, who gets the nod. He stopped very quickly on the home turn when favourite on his return at Stratford but that run should have blown away any cobwebs and he should give Sam Waley-Cohen a good ride here.
I Need A Hero (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Mid-division, lost place when hampered 9th, behind next, pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Emmaslegend (10-9) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f lstd hcp chs (1) gd in Jul, 15 ran.
Time For Spring (IRE) 15-8fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, challenged 10th, led next, headed 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 15l behind Lost Glory (11-12) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Sep.
Wide Receiver (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Prominent, bumped 7th, led 17th, headed after 3 out, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Bradley (11-8) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
The Falklander 4-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, lost place 6th, mistake next, reminder after 8th, not fluent 9th, pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Global Flyer (11-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr, 10 ran.
Calusa Caldera (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Made all, jumped right 3 out and 2 out, gamely held on, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Aug beating Nodforms Violet (11-10) by nk, 6 ran.
Graduation Night 7-1 (11-7) Ran in snatches, 5th after 18th, well held after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 32l behind Bradley (11-8) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Runshan (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, lost place halfway, soon behind, 14th of 19, well behind Alfie Sherrin (10-0) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Monbeg Dude (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Jumped right, disputed lead early, in touch, blundered 6th, pulled up before next, in a race won by No Loose Change (11-4) at Newbury 3m nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Mar, 7 ran.
Sound Stage 9-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 1st, not fluent 11th, led approaching 4 out, blundered badly at fence and soon headed, mistake 3 out, rallying and about 1 length down when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Harouet (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Jun, 6 ran.
Romanesco (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, reminder after 2nd, steady headway before 3 out, led soon after, went right next, ridden and edged left towards stands rail flat, kept on under pressure, won at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Sep beating Nay Secret (10-3) by 3l, 14 ran.
Round Tom (FR) 2-1fav (11-2) Led, clear approaching 3 out, ridden and headed flat, soon beaten, 2nd of 6, 7l behind Simarian (12-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Aug.
Jewel Of The West (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, 10th entering straight, soon ridden, kept on without threatening to go 4th at last, 4th of 18, 6l behind Bundle Of Fun (10-6) at Gowran Park 3m hcp chs 0-130 gd.
Hunters Lodge (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, soon prominent, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep beating Handsome Harry (11-11) by 4l, 10 ran.
La Pantera Rosa (IRE) 3-1fav (11-3) Made all, ridden before 2 out, pressed when blundered last, kept on, won at Sedgefield 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sep beating Sparkling Tara (10-13) by nk, 8 ran.
Talab 14-1 (11-12) Always close up, 2nd halfway, led 4 out, ridden and headed next, kept on under pressure from 2 out, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Thewesthowaya (11-0) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-102 gd in Sep.
Acrai Rua (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) With leader, led from 12th, clear from 5 out, pushed out, easily, won at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Aug beating Dystonia's Revenge (11-5) by 18l, 5 ran.
Iheardu (IRE) 11-4fav (11-3) Held up in last pair, not fluent 6th and 9th, pushed right next, headway to 3rd 4 out, driven and one pace before 2 out, 3rd of 6, 10l behind No Panic (11-12) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
