held up in rear, headway from 3 out, 9th last, kept on flat, nearest finish
held up in rear, some headway when hit 5th, ridden 3 out, no impression, mistake 2 out
mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, 3rd last, stayed on, no impression on front pair
held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led brielfy, hit last, stayed on, no impression on winner final 150 yards
mid-division, jumped right 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4th, 6th last, stayed on, went 4th final 150 yards
in touch, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, still going ok when awkward 2 out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, headway on outside before 4th, mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, ridden after 5th, 6th last, stayed on same pace
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, 7th last, no extra flat
tracked leaders, hit 5th, every chance 2 out, 4th last, no extra final 150 yards
mid-division, headway 4th, led after 2 out, ran on well
led until after 1st, with leader, not fluent and stumbled 3rd, led next, headed after 2 out, soon beaten
mid-division, ridden and no impression from 2 out
led after 1st until 4th, weakened 2 out
in touch, ridden approaching 2 out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling 5th
always towards rear
tracked leaders, not much room and lost place after 4th, soon well behind, pulled up after
Changing The Guard probably has the best recent form in this having finished a close-up fourth in a Listed handicap at Market Rasen last month. King Ozzy could be interesting off a low weight while though the likes of Zama Zama, Persian Snow, Shammick Boy and Dark Lover return from a lay-off, none of the quartet can be ruled out. BRICK RED has only had the three runs over hurdles so far and hasn't given the handicapper much to work with but he was a fairly comfortable winner of a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter in May and often ran well in big fields on the Flat. There should be more to come from Venetia Williams' five-year-old and he gets a tentative vote in this finale. Artisan has been in decent form on the Flat lately and could also figure if he can translate that improvement to hurdling.
Constant Contact 3-1 (11-12) Led until approaching 3rd, stayed prominent, last when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 15l behind First In The Queue (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Aug.
Zama Zama 7-2fav (10-13) Mid-division, headway after 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, led before next, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May beating Ugo (10-0) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Persian Snow (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, not fluent next, weakened approaching last, 7th of 10, 47l behind Grandads Horse (11-12) at Haydock 2m 4f Novice Handicap Hurdle (0-135) (4-8yo) (3) gd in Apr.
First In The Queue (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last, 9th of 10, 45l behind Kian's Delight (10-13) at Perth 2m ltd hcp hdl (2) sft in Aug.
Changing The Guard 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden before 2 out, mistake last, stayed on, driven out, 4th of 15, 1 1/2l behind Local Hero (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Sep.
Shammick Boy (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Prominent, not fluent 1st, led before next, mistake 6th, headed approaching 3 out, soon hampered and weakened, 10th of 15, 45l behind Volador (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar.
Gay Sloane (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, led 2 out, clear when mistake last, stayed on well, won at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf in Aug beating Taste The Wine (10-9) by 7l, 11 ran.
Star In Flight 7-1 (10-10) Led, not fluent 3rd, headed next, led again after 5th, headed when not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 10th of 14, 28l behind Smalib Monterg (10-2) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl (2) gd in Sep.
Scottish Boogie (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Rear of mid-division, pushed along early, no impression from 3 out, 14th of 25, well behind Snap Tie (11-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl gs in Apr.
Dreambrook Lady (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, soon pulled up, in a race won by Red Merlin (11-3) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in May, 19 ran.
High Storm (IRE) 7-2 (10-10) Prominent, went 2nd after 4th until before 7th, mistake and ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Rowan Tiger (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft.
Darenjan (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, dropped to 6th halfway, ridden 3 out and no extra before next, 7th of 10, 47l behind Instant Impacked (10-5) at Tramore 2m hcp chs 0-123 sft.
Brick Red 4-5fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led before next, stayed on well, drew clear from last, comfortably, won at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in May beating Irish Symphony (10-7) by 6l, 17 ran.
Dark Lover (GER) 4-9fav (11-4) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, hit 3 out, narrow lead next, narrowly headed last, carried left flat, rallied gamely to lead again close home, won at Taunton 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb '11 beating Dineur (11-2) by nk, 13 ran.
Bathwick Man 11-4fav (11-12) With leader, led approaching 6th, headed 3 out, soon rallied and led again before next, headed last, no extra close home, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Compton Blue (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Gud Day (IRE) 15-8fav (10-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd and raced wide, lost place 4 out, headway 2 out, went 3rd last, one pace, 3rd of 8, 9l behind The Lemonpie (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Take Of Shoc's (IRE) 7-2fav (10-3) Chased leader until 9th, weakened 11th, soon behind, last of 10, 46l behind Shoegazer (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f listed hcp chs (1) sft in Sep.
Judiciary (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led after 3rd, mistake next, headed 3 out, ridden and outpaced by leading pair before next, well beaten when mistake last, lost moderate 3rd near finish, 4th of 8, 19l behind Five Rivers (11-1) at Stratford 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Artisan 2-1fav (10-12) Mid-division, ridden before last, one pace, 5th of 11, 7l behind Beyeh (10-0) at Stratford 2m 4yo hdl (3) gd in Mar.
King Ozzy (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Disputed lead, headed 3 out, led again 2 out, driven and headed last, kept on under pressure flat, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Ugo (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
Tamarillo Grove (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Led until 2nd, pulled up after next, in a race won by Shabak Hom (10-8) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd, 15 ran.
Vapiano (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th approaching 2 out, no extra on run-in, 5th of 11, 12l behind The Amarillo Kid (11-12) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mdn hdl gd in May.
