held up towards rear, mistake 7th, mistake 4 out, weakened after next
led, belted 1st, not fluent next, headed 12th, led again 13th, not fluent and headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
not jump well, mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, weakened last
pressed leader, led 12th to 13th, led 4 out until before 2 out, weakened flat
held up in rear, slipped on landing 8th and pulled up
chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out
mid-division, headway after 3 out, chased winner after next, no impression
always in rear, well beaten 3 out
chased leaders, went 2nd after 4 out, led approaching 2 out, clear last, comfortably
In an open looking contest SEA CADET should build on his success last time out and get the better of Good Harvest and Dune Raider. After staying on well to win with a bit to spare last time on his first start in just under 200 days the pick has been hit by a seven pounds penalty. Three of that has been removed by his top apprentice pilot and off bottom weight another bold bid is in the offing. Good Harvest struggled when under a pound higher load last time but that was following a comfortable success on similar ground so a return to top form is expected. Dr Newland's runners are going well at present and his Dune Raider is only a pound higher in the weights than when last scoring so has to be considered a leading player. A step up in trip doesn't look ideal for Paradise Regained on what he has achieved so far while Orfeo Conti looks competitive on these terms. This should be a good contest that can go the way of last time out winner Sea Cadet.
Paradise Regained (FR) 11-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, effort 5f out, weakened approaching 3f out, 4th of 6, well behind Peter Pole (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.
Orfeo Conti (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra flat, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Winsley Hill (11-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in Oct.
Good Harvest (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 4th, not fluent 7th or 9th, mistake next, led 14th, hit 4 out, headed before 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 9, 23l behind Shillingstone (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Dune Raider (USA) 7-1 (11-12) Raced wide, joined leaders after 3rd, jumped slow, lost place 11th, left moderate 3rd last, 3rd of 6, 31l behind Fortification (11-6) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Digger Gets Lucky (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Took keen hold, held up in last pair, effort and driven between last 2, no impression when mistake last, 5th of 9, 12l behind Zabeel Palace (10-8) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Heart Springs 16-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, ridden after 11th, weakened 13th, tailed off, 5th of 9, 29l behind Cava Bien (11-7) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Prof de L'Isle (FR) 11-4fav (10-2) Mid-division, headway when hit 8th, weakening when mistake next, 11th of 12, well behind I'm The Decider (11-7) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Seize 8-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 14th, soon tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Kells Castle (10-9) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Sep.
Sea Cadet 9-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, headway 14th, hampered when left 2nd 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to lead flat, kept on, won at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May beating Reckless Venture (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
