towards rear, mistake 7th and pushed along, headway 4 out, ridden before 2 out, well adrift approaching last, kept on flat
held up in midfield, awkward 1st, mistake 6th, headway to chase leaders 4 out, not fluent 3 out and ridden, no extra
prominent, restrained towards rear 2nd, headway into midfield 4 out, ridden to chase leader 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat but no chance with winner
midfield, ridden before 2 out, one pace from last
prominent, led narrowly 2nd, headed 6th, hit 8th, towards rear 4 out, losing ground under pressure when hit 3 out, weakened and well adrift last
led narrowly, headed but close up 2nd, hit 6th, upsides 8th, ridden and lost place 3 out, one pace from before last
held up towards rear, headway into midfield 8th, ridden and lost ground before 4 out, well adrift 2 out, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, led narrowly 6th, jumped left 7th, joined 8th, led 3 out, clear when ridden after 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly flat, comfortably
Having only run twice over fences so far, there should be more to come from course and distance winner Cedar Hill. Monsieur Co stayed on strongly to score here two weeks ago when Dolly Dancer was last of the three finishers. Las Tunas won at Carlisle when Wolfcatcher was third and Halcyon Days only sixth but the latter ran a lot better than the final result that day suggests and he’ll strip fitter here. Vengeur De Guye knows where the winning post is here but we’ll take a chance on TONTO’S SPIRIT, who has tumbled down the weights and is back over his best trip today. He has been showing signs of life again lately and Theo Gillard takes off a handy 7lb.
Vengeur De Guye (FR) 25-1 (11-11) Midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, kept on once pace, 3rd of 11, 17 3/4l behind Chef De Troupe (11-10) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Monsieur Co (FR) 4-1 (11-10) Towards rear, not fluent 2nd, closed after 5th, lost place next, effort 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Mint Gold (11-11) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Dolly Dancer (IRE) 9-1 (12-3) Towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 7, 18 1/4l behind Monsieur Co (11-10) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Wolfcatcher (IRE) 20-1 (11-13) Mid-division, headway when not fluent 4th, switched right before 2 out, kept on flat, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Las Tunas (10-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Tonto's Spirit 12-1 (11-11) Ridden close to pace, disputing lead first circuit, ridden from 4 out, soon struggling 3 out, 6th of 12, 28l behind Tanarpino (12-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Halcyon Days 14-1 (11-11) Led 1st, headed after 3rd, led before 4th, headed 7th, led next, headed 3 out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Las Tunas (10-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Las Tunas (FR) 12-1 (10-11) Mid-division, closed before 4th, led 3 out, in command last, ridden out, won at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Valence D'Aumont (11-8) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Cedar Hill (IRE) 9-4fav (11-5) Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, blundered next, led before 2 out, clear flat, comfortably, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Wise Coco (10-9) by 8 1/2l, 10 ran.
