in touch, mistake 8th, chased leaders 10th, led approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, stayed on under pressure
held up towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, led 9th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened quickly
tracked leaders, under pressure after 3 out, headway next, ridden to challenge after last, stayed on well
mid-division, lost place before 7th, soon tailed off
held up towards rear, tailed off approaching 8th
behind, headway 4 out, ridden and effort 2 out, kept on same pace
led until 9th, weakened 3 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, fell 9th
Georgia Steel was pulled up in his last two starts in Ireland but now makes his debut for Emma Lavelle who has her string in good form so he has to be respected in this lowly contest but it is hard to get away from OURS, who gets the verdict with Sarahs Gift rated the pick of the remainder. The selection was good value for his win on his reappearance at Stratford last month and Mark Rimell's gelding has every chance of following up and defying the 8lb rise for that success. Mattaking has been fairly well held in recent starts and probably needs some help from the handicapper. Sydney Greenstreet may do better now put over fences but he has shown little sign of ability in recent starts over hurdles, while Tony Carroll's Kinkeel has disappointed of late and is another that makes limited appeal. Sarahs Gift has run some reasonable races and has to be considered in such a poor contest but it is hard to oppose Ours.
Ours (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, led soon after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat, won at Southwell 2m hcp chs (5) gd in Oct beating Majy D'auteuil (11-11) by 2 1/2l, 16 ran.
Sydney Greenstreet (GER) 80-1 (10-12) Chased leaders to 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 6th of 13, well behind Tarablaze (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Georgia Steel (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Alphazar (11-5) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp chs 0-102 sft in Jan, 14 ran.
Mattaking (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Led until after first, chased leaders, regained lead 5th, clear next, driven after 3 out, headed before next and weakened, 6th of 14, 21l behind King's Majesty (11-1) at Plumpton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Oct.
Per Amore (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, behind from 5th, tailed off 7th, 9th of 17, well behind Reflector (11-3) at Stratford 2m 1f hts chs (5) gd in May.
All Sonsilver (FR) 28-1 (11-4) Soon towards rear, behind 8th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Syncopated Rhythm (10-10) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Oct, 16 ran.
Sarahs Gift (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) In rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 8th, mistake and unseated rider 3 out in race won by Red Jester (10-3) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in May, 9 ran.
Kinkeel (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and weakened after 12th, behind when pulled up at the 16th in race won by Fourpointone (10-6) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Oct, 10 ran.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 100-1 (10-9) Jumped right throughout, led, headed after 3rd, remained close-up, ridden 6th, soon lost place, driven 8th, weakened next, 6th of 7, well behind Postmaster (11-0) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Oct.
