held up in rear, smooth headway on inside after 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led last, ridden clear flat
led to 4 out, ridden and outpaced next, kept on same pace under pressure from 2 out
held up behind, headway 4 out, challenged on outside next, ridden and outpaced before next, weakened last
in touch, lost place 4 out, soon behind
mid-division, in touch on outside 8th, mistake and lost place 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before next
in touch on outside, driven and outpaced 8th, lost place next, headway under pressure on inside 3 out, ridden and edged left between last 2, kept on, never reached leaders
in touch on inside, led 4 out, ridden after next, headed last, no impression with winner flat
mid-division, in touch 8th, chased leaders after 4 out, ridden and lost place next, weakened last
tracked leaders, driven 8th, lost place 4 out, no impression from next
in touch, joined leader 4th, mistake and reminder 7th, lost place 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
This will take some getting in testing ground and Radmores Revenge makes more appeal than Reindeer Dippin on that score. The former finished second over a shorter trip here last time but has gone close over 3m at Chepstow before. Dais Return scored over 3m at Bangor last month, though High Ransom could handle the underfoot conditions better and the latter looks a leading contender on his latest second at Wetherby. However, TIPPERING ticks all the boxes as it was heavy going when he was only beaten a neck over C&D last month. Sue Smith's hurdler gets the nod to go one better here with Gilwen Glory looking best of the rest.
Reindeer Dippin 15-2 (11-1) Held up in rear, ridden after 5th, no impression well before last, stayed on flat, went 4th final 100 yards, 4th of 13, 20l behind Safran De Cotte (9-10) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Dec.
Heathcliff (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, well behind 17th, pulled up after, in a race won by Le Beau Bai (10-1) at Chepstow 3m 5f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) hvy in Dec, 20 ran.
Radmores Revenge 11-1 (10-13) Held up, mistake 1st, headway 3rd, went close 2nd approaching last, held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Achimota (11-6) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.
High Ransom 7-2fav (11-1) With leader, outpaced 3 out, stayed on from next, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Simonside (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Dec.
Dais Return (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead 2 out, blundered last, kept on well, won at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Dec beating Devotion To Duty (11-4) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Mister Marker (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mistake 1st, in touch, hampered 2nd, mistake 10th, chased leaders 3 out, mistake next, effort approaching last, ridden and stayed on to chase leading pair flat, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Eyre Square (10-9) at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec.
Stow 3-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, jumped left and bumped 4th, ridden 6th, soon lost touch, never in contention after, plugged on from 2 out, 5th of 8, 21l behind Palace Jester (11-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Dec.
Sphinx (FR) 20-1 (11-5) Mid-division, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 23l behind Simonside (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Dec.
Gilwen Glory (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Raced on inside, chased leader until outpaced 3 out, rallied to 2nd before last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Ben's Folly (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.
Tippering (IRE) 6-5fav (11-4) Led, ridden and headed approaching last where not fluent, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 5, nk behind Code Blue (11-3) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Dec.
