held up, headway 3rd, lost place after next, closed from 5th, switched right before 3 out, 3rd and weakening when mistake last
tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
led until 2nd, led next, headed after 4th, mistake 3 out, weakened next
prominent, led 2nd, headed 3rd, led again after 4th, ridden and joined 3 out, headed when not fluent next, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, headway after 7th, challenged going well 3 out, led before next, clear approaching last, very easily
held up in rear, well beaten after 7th
tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, outpaced after 7th, well beaten before 3 out, plugged on for remote 3rd flat
chased leaders on inside, not fluent 2nd, lost place 6th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
Nick Williams has a good record here with his hurdlers so it will be interesting to see if there is any money for Lord Of The Hosts, who has been pulled up in both start so far in better company. Boston Blue and Edlomond are both proven at this level while Bar A Mine should be competitive having finished second in his only previous run in a seller. COTILLION has won twice over hurdles, including on heavy going, and has been in good form on the all-weather lately, winning over 2m at Lingfield 12 days ago. With Richard Johnson in the saddle, he should be hard to beat.
Boston Blue 8-1 (11-4) Held up behind in touch, struggling after 4 out, rallied 2 out, soon ridden, went 2nd and kept on flat, never troubled winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Ministerofinterior (11-4) at Leicester 2m 4f (5) hvy in Dec.
Edlomond (IRE) 40-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from next and no impression, 5th of 17, 12 1/4l behind Canadian Diamond (11-12) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Walkabout Creek (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Reluctant and lost ground start, soon recovered and in touch, disputed lead 4th, led 6th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Ministerofinterior (11-4) at Leicester 2m 4f (5) hvy in Dec.
Bar A Mine (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Pressed leader until before 3rd, chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden and one pace 3 out, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Minellacelebration (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Cotillion 5-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outer entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Todd (9-7) by ns, 8 ran.
Humbel Ben (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Tardily away, last pair, never on terms, behind and pulled up before 12th, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Lord Of The Hosts 20-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before the last, at Exeter 2m 1f (4) hvy in Dec.
On The Right Path 10-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, ridden and weakened next, 5th of 7, dist behind Cochinillo (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Secret Dancer (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Towards rear, not fluent and struggling 3rd, behind 3 out, last of 14, dist behind Solstice Star (10-4) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
