tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th until not fluent 9th (water), not fluent 12th, led 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat
held up, headway 14th, saddle slipped from 3 out, led last, stayed on
tracked leader until jumped slowly 6th, went 2nd again 9th, not fluent 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, hit 7th, lost place approaching 9th, rallied before last, stayed on well towards finish
led, not fluent 10th, hit 13th, headed 2 out, weakened last
held up, not fluent 6th, ridden 10th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
took keen hold, tracked leaders, not fluent 9th (water), lost place before 4 out, weakened next
in rear, reminders 8th, behind 10th, pulled up before 12th
Blinkers could spark a revival in Ours, who has a decent record at this track and is starting to look well treated. Arturo Uno also sports headgear for the first time and shown enough to suggest he can win a race of this nature, though his jumping often leaves much to be desired. Get Ready To Go was beaten too early for stamina to be a factor at Warwick last time so we'll take a chance on the fitness of TUSKAR ROCK, who was in good form around this time last year and is by no means overburdened on his return from a lay-off.
Arturo Uno (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Held up, mistake 1st, not much room 5th, headway 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 4th of 9, 40l behind Dont Tell Sailor (11-3) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jan.
Tuskar Rock (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Always prominent, led 3 out, driven flat, held on well, won at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Mar beating Gerrard (11-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Advertising Space (FR) 11-1 (12-0) With leader until 3rd, not fluent 4th, lost place before next, ridden after 11th, no chance with leaders 4 out, 5th of 10, 28l behind Rumbury Grey (11-9) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hunt chs (6yo+) (6) gd.
Noble Witness (IRE) 66-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 6th, outpaced before 4 out, stayed on same pace last, 5th of 12, 16l behind Carabinier (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Ours (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Prominent, hit 6th, lost place next, lost touch before 4 out, 4th of 8, 28l behind Rody (11-12) at Leicester 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
Thedreamstillalive (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Tracked winner, hit 4th, lost place before 7th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Circus Of Dreams (11-12) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
Get Ready To Go (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) In rear, reminders 11th, lost touch approaching 14th, pulled up after, in a race won by Inga Bird (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Jan, 7 ran.
Nesnaas (USA) 16-1 (10-1) In touch, dropped to rear 3rd, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Truckers Princess (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Dec, 11 ran.
