behind, smooth headway on outside before 2 out, chased leaders 2 out, nudged along and kept on, never near leading trio
chased leaders, hampered and left 2nd at 2nd, weakened 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on again same pace bypassing last
took keen hold, in touch, hampered 3rd, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, hampered 3rd, tailed off and struggling before 2 out
behind, towards rear and no chance when went left 2 out
led until blundered badly and headed 2nd, chased leaders until before 5th, soon behind, tailed off, not recover
towards rear, headway from 3 out, chased leaders next, narrow lead on outside bypassing last, not much room on outside rail when headed and no extra final 150 yards
chased leaders, left in lead and hampered 2nd, joined 2 out, narrowly headed bypassing last, edged right under pressure but rallied to regain lead final 150 yards and kept on well
always in rear, tailed off
chased leaders until weakened after 3 out
took keen hold, towards rear, headway bypaasing 6th, chased leaders next, weakened after 2 out
pulled hard and prominent, left 2nd and hampered 2nd, went badly left next and lost place, behind and pulled up before next
mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway bypassing 6th, went 2nd 3 out, until one pace after next
Sheena West's course and distance winner Moonwolf has the beating of Balustrade on their running earlier this month but may struggle under the penalty for that success. Kasban ran promisingly on his hurdling debut but did not build on that last time so now looks best watched. The Philip Hobbs-trained Present To You was a point-to-point winner in Ireland but has been largely disappointing since being put over hurdles for his new connections this year, although he has earned a rating of 124 and is the highest rated of the 14 runners. He looks the main danger to the selection PENCHESCO, who is a rare runner over hurdles for Amanda Perrett, comes here having been running consistently well on the flat of late and should be better suited by the underfoot conditions than on his only previous start over timber on heavy ground at Lingfield in January.
Moonwolf (NZ) 8-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway to 4th from 3 out, left in narrow lead 2 out, kept on well flat, won at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft beating Hill Forts Gloria (10-2) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Aragall (GER) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders to before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 13, well behind Marc Aurele (11-0) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Balustrade (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside before 3 out, left 3rd 2 out, weakened to 4th flat, 4th of 12, 12l behind Moonwolf (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft.
Dalrymple (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, under pressure when hampered and left in 2nd 3 out, every chance next, led approaching last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Comprimario (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Idol Deputy (FR) 80-1 (11-0) Mid-division, ridden 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Rhum (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy, 13 ran.
Kasban 14-1 (10-12) Always in rear, tailed off, 11th of 16, well behind Tullyraine (10-12) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
King Richard (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Always behind, last of 11, well behind Notus De La Tour (10-11) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Penchesco (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Took keen hold in midfield, jumped right 4th, behind from next, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind General Kutuzov (11-4) at Lingfield 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Present To You (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Prominent, not fluent 3rd, led 6th, headed 2 out, weakened flat, 4th of 12, 11l behind Frontier Spirit (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Sep.
Red Law (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) (tt) jnd ldrs 10; chsd wnr 2 out; swerved & ur flat, in a race won by Chan Bahlum (12-0) at Eyton-on-severn 2m 4f ptp gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Zuwaar 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders to before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 34l behind Marc Aurele (11-0) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Galant Star (FR) (8-8) 98th of 20, 11l behind Polidina (8-8) at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 4f 4yo clm gs in Apr (flat).
Lady Karinga 25-1 (10-2) Tracked leader until approaching 7th, outpaced next, stayed on flat, 4th of 16, 20l behind Tullyraine (10-12) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
The Bishops Baby (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, came wide and headway entering straight, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Moscow Chieftain (10-11) at Ludlow 2m NH flat (5) gd in Mar '09.
