tracked leaders, slow jump 2nd, ridden and outpaced 4 out, plugged on
in rear, weakened 6th
made all, quickened clear 3 out, easy
in touch, lost place 4th, driven 7th, weakening and behind when fell last, remounted
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next
mid-division, headway to chase winner in vain 3 out, gradually faded
Comeintothespace has the highest rating of these to have actually earned one but the five-year-old is proving to be rather expensive to follow and a better bet looks to be Grey Paint, with Conservation rated the pick of the remainder. The selection did not progress as much as may have been anticipated on the level when with Richard Hannon but the switch to the winter game may be the making of David Pipe's gelding and, after two promising starts over hurdles, he looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to open his account. War Feather was nothing out of the ordinary on the flat and of more interest may be Robert Alner's Sunset Boulevard, although he may do better over further. Peter Bowen's Conservation is probably better than he showed on his hurdling debut and has to be respected but Grey Paint has solid claims and is hard to oppose.
Beaufort 40-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden 8th, soon weakened, 12th of 14, well behind Fondness (9-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Aug.
Comeintothespace (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Behind, headway before 3 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace from last, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Toni Alcala (11-5) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (4) gf.
Warrior Drive (IRE) 6-5fav (10-12) Always prominent, chased winner after 5th, ridden after 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 13, 11l behind Levitski (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd.
Conservation (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 15, well behind Raslan (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Grey Paint (USA) 6-4fav (10-12) Prominent and keen, led after 6th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened flat, 4th of 12, 5l behind Cheveley Flyer (10-6) at Ludlow 2m 3yo mdn hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Sunset Boulevard (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Penang Cinta (8-13) at Leicester 1m 4f hcap (5) gf in May (Flat).
War Feather 12-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 16, 7l behind Me Fein (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Aug (Flat).