held up in rear, no chance from 9th, well behind from 9th
mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 8th, led 3 out, ran on well flat, pushed out
chased leaders, lost place 8th, weakened 4 out
soon in touch, every chance 3 out, one pace flat
soon in touch, went 2nd 7th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened approaching last, lost 3rd, last strides
mid-division, not fluent 6th or 7th, headway approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out
prominent, chased leader 2nd to 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, took moderate 3rd last strides
always in rear, blundered 2nd, well behind from 9th
raced keenly, tracked leader, went 2nd 6th to 7th, not fluent and weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
blundered 2nd, always behind, lost touch from 8th
David Pipe had a couple of winners at Folkestone on Thursday and can add to his haul here with THE PACKAGE, with challenges expected from Khyber Kim and Double The Trouble. This represents a drop in class for the selection, who's been unplaced in only two of his seven starts. The last of those saw him third on his chase debut; the switch to a right handed track looks like a positive. He¿s proved himself versatile in varying conditions, and looks to be the pick here. Khyber Kim makes his chase debut after some decent runs in high grade hurdles contests, and he's got a fancy Newbury entry for next month. We know he handles the trip and going, the only imponderable is whether he can handle the bigger fences. The same applies to Double The Trouble, also chasing for the first time. Trip and conditions though shouldn't be a problem. It's a competitive contest this, in which we marginally favour the experience of The Package.
Baskerville 100-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon driven, no impression, 5th of 13, 33l behind Oldrik (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Cornas (NZ) 14-1 (10-4) Always behind, 8th of 14, 20l behind Helens Vision (10-7) at Newbury 2m lst hcp hdl (1) gs in Nov.
Double The Trouble 13-2 (11-2) Held up, headway approaching 2 out, hit 2 out, led on bit approaching last, mistake and headed last, no extra, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Olympian (11-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Idarah (USA) 14-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, not fluent 1st, chased leaders, left disputing lead 10th, still every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last, soon eased, 3rd of 4, 49l behind Au Courant (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
Isn't That Lucky 7-1 (11-0) Held up behind leaders, went 2nd 8th, ridden and no impression from 4 out, no chance with winner when hit 2 out, 2nd of 5, 13l behind Pasco (11-0) at Newbury 2m 1f nov chs (3) gs in Nov.
Khyber Kim 14-1 (11-10) Always towards rear, 11th of 21, 18l behind Sentry Duty (11-9) at Ascot 2m lst hcp hdl (1) gs in Dec.
Mizen Raven (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up in 5th, went moderate 4th 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 8, 19l behind Hennessy (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) gd.
One of The Boys (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, 7th of 8, well behind Heathcote (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f beg chs (4) gs in Nov.
Overclear 4-1 (11-7) Led until 3rd, chasing leaders when pulled up at the 8th in race won by Buck The Legend (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Nov, 6 ran.
The Package 9-2 (11-2) Led, driven and headed flat, no extra, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Poquelin (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs (2) gd in Oct.
Qualypso D'allier (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 17, 41l behind Award Winner (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Nov.
Iffy 20-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened last, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Kalahari King (11-6) at Leicester 2m nov chs (3) gd in Nov.
