held up in rear, pushed along from 9th, behind from 4th last, blundered last
tracked leader, mistake 2nd, soon 4 lengths clear, headed 12th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, mistake last
close up, chased leader 7th, led 12th, clear next, in no danger after 3 out
in touch, not fluent 2nd, ridden 4 out, disputing remote 3rd when fell last
led, headed 2nd, ridden and lost place 8th, hit 11th, soon pulled up
held up, headway 7th, ridden 12th, weakened next
held up in touch, mistake 3rd, unseated rider 4th
Brooklyn Brownie, Predator and Aces Four are the three that catch the eye here with Brooklyn Brownie nominated to come out on top. A winner here over hurdles, Brooklyn Brownie made no mistake on his chasing bow at Hexham, wasnt disgraced when placed in handicap company next time and chased home a tartar in Knowhere at Perth. He was a useful handicap hurdler, and he has taken well to the bigger obstacles. A faqller over hurdles three outings ago, Predator has won comfortably twice since, in a handicap hurdle and on his fencing bow. On the latter occasion his performance was inconclusive as the opposition didnt amount to much and he may not represent value here. Aces Four is well in at the weights presuming he can translate his hurdling form to fences but Ferdy Murphy has not had a winner for some time and he may just need the run. Brooklyn Brownie is taken to prove too good for his opponents.
Brooklyn Brownie (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 23l behind Knowhere (10-10) at Perth 2m 4f nov chs (3) sft in Sept.
Cool Roxy 25-1 (11-3) In rear, ridden and weakened 5th, 10th of 11, 41l behind Festive Chimes (10-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf.
Predator (GER) 4-6fav (11-0) Led until 3rd, left in lead 3 out, easily, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf in Aug beating Luckycharm (10-4) by a distance, 5 ran.
Aces Four (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up in touch, headway halfway, led before 3 out, clear last, ridden out, won at Perth 3m nh nov hdl (3) gf in Apr beating Blackergreen (11-6) by 7l, 10 ran.
Cunning Pursuit 6-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, hit 10th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, no chance when jumped left last, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Amicelli (11-5) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf in Sept.
Idris (GER) 4-1 (11-0) Jumped slightly right throughout, tracked leaders, blundered 9th, outpaced 10th, stayed on again to go 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 12l behind Zalda (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf in Sept.
Ray Mond 14-1 (9-7) Pulled hard and behind, ridden and headway 3 out, eased approaching last, 6th of 10, 17l behind Ethan Snowflake (11-7) at Fakenham 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Mar.
