held up towards rear, ridden and weakened before 8th, tailed off
jumped left, led, headed before 3rd, soon led again, headed 8th, well beaten 3rd after 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, close 4th when bad mistake 8th, not recover and pulled up before next
always handy, slightly hampered when not fluent 5th, bumped 6th, led 8th, clear after 3 out, easily
held up in touch, headway to lead before 3rd, soon headed, lost place approaching 6th, weakened 9th
held up in touch, closed from 3rd, not fluent 9th, 2nd and no chance with winner soon after 3rd, droped to 3rd flat
held up in rear, effort when not fluent 8th, went 4th next, no impression, weakened 3 out
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
A P McCoy was on board both West End and Orsm on their latest starts but gets the leg up here on TOP BILLING (NAP). The latter had Orsm behind when beating subsequent scorer Dazzling Rita over course and distance last month and can defy an 11lb rise in the weights. Mohi Rahrere has tumbled down the weights but has yet to show much improvement for it while American Life has been out of sorts lately. Think Out Loud was pulled up here last time but What An Oscar hinted at a revival at Perth in a higher grade last month.
Mohi Rahrere (IRE) 4-1fav (10-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, not fluent next, ridden before 2 out, soon beaten, 4th and no extra before last, 4th of 6, 11l behind Valleyofmilan (11-5) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Aug.
What An Oscar (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden after, kept on from last, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Bescot Springs (10-4) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
Think Out Loud 7-1 (11-10) Not fluent 1st, held up behind in touch, mistake 6th, struggling next, lost touch 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Cusheen Bridge (12-2) at Huntingdon 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep, 8 ran.
Top Billing 2-1fav (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd and poised to challenge 3 out, led before next, clear between last, very easily, won at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Sep beating Dazzling Rita (10-7) by 7l, 6 ran.
American Life (FR) 20-1 (10-11) Chased leader until 5th, lost place next, soon towards rear, tailed off when mistake 3 out, 12th of 14, well behind Tarvini (10-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Sep.
Flemi Two Toes (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Not fluent and tried to refuse more than once, tracked leaders, dropped to last 4th, behind and very slow 8th and 11th, pulled up after next, in a race won by Abbeygrey (11-6) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd, 4 ran.
It's Oscar (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, pushed along before 6th, ridden after next, plugged on before last, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 21l behind Carn Rock (12-0) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
West End (IRE) 15-8fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, slow 14th, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, every chance before last, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Presenting Junior (10-7) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Orsm 9-4 (11-8) Chased leader, led 7th, driven before 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Aaly (10-0) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Giveitachance (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Prominent, pushed along approaching 6th, outpaced before 3 out, soon well held, 5th of 8, 14l behind Kellys Brow (11-11) at Ludlow 2m 5f (3) gs in Feb '13.
