jumped left at times, pressed leader, led 2nd, headed before 4th, not fluent 5th, led 3 out, headed before last, no extra last
soon racing towards rear well off the pace, not fluent and struggling 5th, behind 7th, pulled up before next
slowly away, mistake 3rd, always well behind
held up towards rear, closed from 6th but front pair well clear, went 3rd after 4 out, 8 lengths down 3 out, closing more 2 out, led before last, clear flat, stayed on
chased leaders, lost 3rd after 4 out, no impression and well held 3 out
led until 2nd, led before 4th, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, kept on
chased leaders, jumped left 5th, getting outpaced from 6th, stayed on flat
Call Me Lord, a smart hurdler, has a lot to prove after a very modest debut over fences at Uttoxeter. Pure Bliss weakened quickly at Exeter but still fared better than Galice Macalo, who was pulled up. Only beaten a neck at Chepstow in November, Red Rookie was still travelling when falling next time at Ascot. A winner on the Flat and over hurdles, CALICO is a half-brother to a winning chaser so should have a future over the larger obstacles. Osprey Call has fallen twice over hurdles this season but was going well at the time on both occasions and he may treat fences with more respect. Soldier Of Destiny has won between the flags so is also worth a market check.
Calico (GER) 11-4fav (11-12) Midfield, mistake 4 out, headway into 3rd well over 2 out, closed to challenge when not clear run and switched left before last, every chance flat until no extra and held close home, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Hudson De Grugy (11-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
Call Me Lord (FR) 4-1 (11-8) Mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 7th, weakened into 4th approaching 2 out, mistake last, 4th of 7, 23 3/4l behind Come On Teddy (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Osprey Call (IRE) 17-2 (11-6) Mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, keeping on one pace when fell 2 out, at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Red Rookie 2-1fav (11-5) Held up tracking leaders, went right 6th, fell 8th, at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Soldier Of Destiny (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Held up in 5th, challenged out wide 3 out, pushed along and weakened before next, tailed off, 4th of 7, dist behind Party Business (11-4) at Ascot 2m 6f mdn (3) gs in Dec.
Galice Macalo (FR) 11-4 (11-0) Midfield, mistake 5th, always in rear afterwards, pulled up, at Exeter 2m 1f (3) sft in Dec.
Pure Bliss 11-4 (11-0) Held up, headway 6th, ridden to lead narrowly 4 out, headed before 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 5, 9l behind Deja Vue (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f (3) sft in Dec.
