tracked leaders, ridden when hit 2 out, kept on same pace
keen towards rear, pulled up 2 out
tracked leaders, joined leader 4th, led 2 out, ran on, comfortable
close up, ridden when hit 2 out, kept on same pace
in touch, outpaced 3 out, pulled up next
in touch, pushed along and no impression 2 out, fell next
close up, ridden and weakened over 2 out, tailed off
led, pushed along and headed approaching 2 out, weakened next
raced wide, keen in touch, reminders after 3rd and dropped to rear, outpaced 3 out, pulled up next
Charles St, a consistent performer on the Flat, overcame some indifferent early jumping to be beaten only half-a-length by the more-experienced Artistic Choice at Huntingdon. He's certain to get competitive but ACTIVE DUTY followed a fair debut at Ludlow with a fine run in a Cheltenham Grade 2 where he was there with a chance at the last. Chaos Control, three-times an all-weather winner, followed a narrow defeat on his hurdling bow at Kempton with a moderate run at Huntingdon though that was a better race than this. Benjamin Bear will have come on for his run at Sandown in December and his stable also run Polytrack winner Open Champion but four-times Flat winner Sanitiser needs to improve on what he's shown so far over timber.
Active Duty (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Jumped left at times, chased clear leader, closed after 5th, led just after final bend, soon headed, weakened final 150 yards, 4th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Comfort Zone (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (1) sft in Jan.
Benjamin Bear (IRE) 22-1 (11-2) Held up in last trio, moderate headway before the last, never on terms, 6th of 10, 27l behind Penna Rossa (11-2) at Sandown 2m (2) sft in Dec.
Chaos Control (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Keen in touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 22 1/4l behind Perseus Way (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (2) gs in Jan.
Charles St 3-1fav (11-0) Tracked leader, jumped badly right early, ridden 2 out, pressed winner flat, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Artistic Choice (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Make A Prophet (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, never involved, 7th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Citizen General (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Open Champion (IRE) 13-8fav (8-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Dhahabi (10-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Our Scholar (IRE) 18-1 (9-3) Rear of mid-division, pushed along in 12th 3f out, ridden 2f out, 8th 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 18, 4l behind Chally Chute (10-0) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp Yielding in Oct.
Sanitiser 10-1 (11-0) Led until 3rd, ridden before 3 out, 4th and no extra 2 out, 5th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Sarsons Risk (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Sous Surveillance 66-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders home turn, weakening when slightly hampered over 2f out, 10th of 14, 20 1/2l behind Richard P Smith (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Zain Farhh 25-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on and went 2nd final 110 yards, no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Reach (9-8) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (3) gs in Oct.
