held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, slightly hampered and mistake 2 out, ridden and switched right approaching last, ran on flat
chased leader, jumped big 1st, blundered 2nd, not fluent 3rd, led 6th to 11th, led again 3 out, ridden when went left 2 out, driven out
keen, in touch, mistake 11th, ridden after 4 out, weakening when hampered 2 out
held up, headway 4 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, not quicken flat
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
not fluent, led to 6th, led again 11th, ridden and headed 3 out, 4th and 3 lengths down when fell 2 out
Flash Cummins has solid claims if able to reproduce the form of his Sedgefield success last month and is hard to oppose under similar conditions off just a 2lb higher mark and he gets the vote to follow up, with the main dangers looking to come from Tom Fruit and Donovan. The last mentioned ran well until falling late on at Stratford on his return recently and would have claims if none the worse for that effort but is hard to back with confidence. Mokum should come on for his run at Towcester but needs to, while Lost In Normandy has lost his way over the last year and is readily dismissed. Tom Fruit holds solid claims on the pick of his form but may ideally want further to show his best form as well as a softer surface and a safer option looks to be Flash Cummins, who is taken to win again.
Tom Fruit 25-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, raced wide approaching 5th, headway to chase leader 4 out, every chacne next, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 10l behind According To Pete (11-3) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Oct.
Flash Cummins (IRE) 9-4fav (11-7) Mid-division, hit 6th, headway 11th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden next, rallied to lead near finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Oct beating Three Mirrors (11-7) by a nk, 13 ran.
Mokum (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Behind, ridden and weakened after 7th, well behind when pulled up at the last in race won by Heavy Weather (11-12) at Towcester 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft, 12 ran.
Donovan (NZ) 6-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, soon took narrow lead, ridden, headed when fell at the last in race won by Jarro (10-11) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Oct, 9 ran.
Lost In Normandy (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Mid-division, ridden 6th, soon struggling, tailed off, 8th of 15, well behind The Hardy Boy (10-2) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs.
Jacarado (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) In touch, led 14th, ridden when weakened and headed 2 out, mistake last, 7th of 13, well behind Apple Joe (9-11) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft.
