led until mistake 3rd, lost place 7th, behind 12th, pulled up before 14th
prominent, ridden after 12th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, jumped slowly and ridden along 12th, went 2nd next until 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out
sometimes jumped right, led 3rd, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, headway 12th, outpaced 14th, stayed on flat
mid-division, mistake 1st, headway 5th, led 4 out, clear from 2 out, stayed on well
in rear, mistake 8th and 10th, behind 13th, pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear, headway on outside from 12th, challenged 4 out until 2 out, soon beaten, weakened flat
Three miles on decent ground seems ideal for bottom-weight TWELVE PACES and he gets the nod accordingly. Peter Monteith's gelding is 7lbs higher than when successful here last month but there is more to come and he still looks well-treated on his old form. The quirky course and distance winner Valerius looks the pick of Gordon Elliott's pair, whilst Nudge And Nurdle brings solid recent handicap form to the line-up but he might be vulnerable again. Echo Point looks nicely-handicapped for this return to fenceing despite hte trip looking a tad far, whilst Richard Johnson looks a good jockey booking for Ursis who jumps a fence for the first time since November 2007. Catch The Perk is back down to a fair mark but the re-application of cheek-pieces isnt necessarily a plus, whilst Soubriquet is yet to prove himself over this far.
Echo Point (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Led to 5th, weakened from 8th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Honest John (10-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
Valerius (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, mistake 14th, weakened soon after 5 out, 6th of 12, 11l behind Grand Slam Hero (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Aug.
Nudge And Nurdle (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders approaching 3out, soon one pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind West With The Wind (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp chs (2) gd in Aug.
Ursis (FR) 14-1 (11-12) Led to 6th, pushed along next, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 20l behind Battle Group (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Aug.
Catch The Perk (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, dropped to mid-division 6th, lost place 8th, behind from next, 7th of 10, 11l behind Hermoso (10-13) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Jul.
Soubriquet (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, reminders after 5th, weakened 2 out, 4th of 9, 23l behind Maska Pony (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Steel Magnate (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, 8th and ridden 2 out, headway into 4th last, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind For A Finish (11-12) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f beg chs fm.
Twelve Paces 11-2 (11-12) Held up, headway to track leader 14th, ridden 3 out, led last, driven and soon hung right, all out, won at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Aug beating Kyber (11-11) by nk, 6 ran.
