led, headed last, carried left and lost 2nd flat, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, not always fluent, outpaced before 3 out, went 4th and mistake last, stayed on, no impression
prominent, not fluent 4 out, weakened before next, eased, tailed off
keen early, chased leaders, 2nd after 4 out until next, outpaced from 2 out, no extra before last
dived left and unseated rider 1st
held up in rear, closed 4 out, 3rd 2 out, carried left, not much room and went 2nd flat, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
prominent, led when mistake last, hung left flat, ran on well, clear towards finish
Thomas Campbell built on a promising bumper debut when skating up at Kelso in May and looks the type to make a hurdler. Casper King has found one too good in each of his five career starts so there is now a question over his attitude and Garo De Juilley has more scope. Jumps bred, the latter won four times over 1m4f on the Flat last year and his long absence is not a concern. KHEZERABAD could be one to follow this season as he only ran twice last term and was highly tried on both occasions. He was pulled up in a Grade 1 at Aintree in April but had earlier run well in a Grade 2 at Kempton and should be a different prospect this winter. Ckalco Des Loges arrives from the point-to-point circuit with a lofty reputation and is also worth noting.
Accord (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, led after 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, chased winner, kept on same pace after last, 2nd of 12, 8l behind Peter The Mayo Man (11-5) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Bigpipenotobacee (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, badly hampered and unseated rider 1st, at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Casper King (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Mistake 1st, tracked leaders, led when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden and hard pressed, ran on flat, headed and no extra near finish, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Geordie Des Champs (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Garo De Juilley (FR) 10-1 (9-6) won at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f hcp hvy in Nov beating Zero Spirit (8-6) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Gulshanigans 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 9, 24 1/2l behind Apasionado (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (6) gd in Sep.
Khezerabad (FR) 28-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 5th, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Thomas Campbell 11-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, won at Kelso 2m (5) gd in May beating Uncle Percy (10-12) by 14l, 9 ran.
Ckalco Des Loges (FR) Evensfav (10-7) (tt) led to 3; led 11; clr 4 out; unchall, won at Maisemore Park 3m mdn gd in Mar beating Round Robin (12-0) by 12l, 7 ran.
Thehossbehind (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 9l behind London Prize (10-11) at Worcester 2m (6) gf in Jun.
