held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, went modest 6th 3 out, soon well beaten
chased leaders, wandered into 1st, lost place before 5th, well beaten 3 out
made virtually all, wandered into 3 out, clear 2 out, easily
held up in rear, raced keenly, not fluent 4th, closed after next, went 2nd 2 out, sprawled on landing last, no chance with winner
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear, weakening when blundered badly 3 out, soon well behind
mid-division, not fluent, closed after 5th, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten, went modest 3rd flat
not jump well, led until 1st, chased winner until 2 out, weakened into 4th flat
Trusty Scout's only Flat success came in a Hamilton seller though she gets all the allowances here as does Graystone. Lucy Wadham's filly had scored three times on the Flat before making most on her hurdling bow at Warwick when she was headed by In This World at the second last where mistakes didn't aid her cause. The winner is trained by Dan Skelton who has JOHN LOCKE engaged here. A winner at Goodwood in just five starts on the Flat, he's been very highly-tried over timber and his rider's claim reduces the amount he has to concede to the two fillies.
Finoah (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Masked Identity (9-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Gospelus (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Jumped right, chased leaders, slow 5th, struggling after 3 out, well beaten next, 7th of 10, dist behind Apres Le Deluge (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gd in Jul.
John Locke 7-2 (11-1) Chasing leaders, going strongly after 2 out, ridden before last, soon held, 9th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Top Bandit (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m mdn (3) gd in Oct.
Peace River 66-1 (11-2) In rear, ridden and some headway turning for home, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 20 3/4l behind Black Poppy (11-2) at Warwick 2m mdn (5) gd in Mar.
Storm Arcadio (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Handy on inside, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place before 6th, well beaten next, pulled up before 3 out, at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Tom Creen (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden 2 out, never involved, 9th of 11, dist behind A Different Kind (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov.
Graystone (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, prominent, led after 2nd until ballooned 4th and headed, chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, in front again before 2 out, not fluent and headed soon after 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind In This World (10-12) at Warwick 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Trusty Scout (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, led 8f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Gold Souk (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
