led, headed approaching 5th, led again 6th, clear next, ridden and weakening 2 out, headed approaching last
mid-division, some headway 7th, weakening when mistake 2 out
held up, ridden from 7th, stayed on, finished lame
always in rear, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, ridden to chase clear leader 3 out, staying on when mistake 2 out, led approaching last, kept on
held up, weakened 7th, pulled up before 2 out
in touch, ridden 6th, soon weakened when tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
behind from 4th, saddle slipped
with leader, led approaching 5th, headed 6th, weakened 3 out
in touch, ridden 7th, one pace
Nonrunner
Pound Sign, Hill Forts Henry and Vicentio are three against the field in a tough race to call for punters and the vote is given to Hill Forts Henry. The selection won a novice chase when last seen beating Strolling Vagabond, he returns to hurdles on a lower mark and as he goes well fresh he looks a value bet in an open affair. Pound Sign rates the main danger as he was a fair fifth behind Temper Lad last time out. The step up in trip should suit and he should be watched in the market. Vicentio was a fair fifth behind Glenandora last time and is another with place claims but consistency is not his strong point. Dundridge Native will do well to win after a 240 day break under top weight. Of the remainder Little Rort and The General Lee will relish conditions but are hard to win with and Hill Forts Henry is our idea of the winner.
Fox 'n' Goose (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Towards rear, struggling from 6th, 7th of 16, 42l behind Pauls Plain (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl (5) gf in Oct.
Vicentio 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 8th, ridden and weakened 2 out, 5th of 17, 13l behind Galandora (10-2) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Oct.
Little Rort (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Galandora (10-2) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Oct, 17 ran.
Pound Sign 6-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one pace from next, 5th of 13, 9l behind Temper Lad (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Oct.
The General Lee (IRE) 50-1 (9-11) Led to 5th, remained handy, led after 8th, soon ridden, headed 3 out, weakened flat, 4th of 14, 9l behind Brinkmanship (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Oct.
Hill Forts Henry 5-2fav (9-7) Held up in rear, headway track leading pair and blundered 12th, went 2nd 3 out, soon led and in command, easily, won at Plumpton 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd in Oct '06 beating Strolling Vagabond (10-4) by 12l, 7 ran.
Mrs Bridge 14-1 (10-5) Held up chasing group, reminders and lost place after 4th, behind 7th, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Tashkandi (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hdl (5) sft in Oct.
Fleur Babe 18-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 42l behind Mistified (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Jun.
Missy Moscow (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) In touch, chased leaders 4th, ridden and weakened after, 5th of 11, well behind Prince De Bersy (11-4) at Exeter 2m 6f amt nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Commanche Dawn 100-1 (10-2) Mid-division, weakened 9th, 5th of 12, well behind Hennessy (11-4) at Lingfield 2m 7f nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Dundridge Native 25-1 (11-0) Not fluent, chased leader, hit 4th, blundered and lost place 6th, never going well and beaten after, tailed off 10th, last of 5, well behind Clearly In Motion (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar.
