chased leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, ridden after 4 out, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off
prominent, slow jump 3rd, dropped to rear before 6th, struggling from 10th, tailed off
in rear, in touch, went 3rd after 6th, not fluent 4 out, pressed leader home turn, ridden after 2 out, every chance when hung left approaching last, well held run-in
handy, pressed leader home turn, ridden and weakened after 2 out
made all, jumped well, faced challenge home turn, pushed along after 2 out, forged clear before last, stayed on well
ROCCO STORM has got his act together over fences and defied a 12lb rise in the weights to complete a double with an easy course and distance success. He looks worth sticking despite a further rise. Desaray Girl has a good strike rate over hurdles and has her third start over fences while Warriors Story and Happy Du Mesnil make their chasing debuts with the former arriving in better form. Tom Creen has yet to figure over timber but won a point-to-point back in May.
Happy Du Mesnil (FR) 9-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, slow jump 3 out, soon ridden and dropped away, 6th of 8, 23l behind Wor Verge (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Desaray Girl (FR) 11-1 (12-0) Led and went clear before 2nd, not fluent 6th, reduced lead next, headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, weakened into 4th at the last, dropped to last towards finish, last of 5, 8l behind Latino Fling (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Rocco Storm (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway 12th, led 2 out, soon clear, ran on, won at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Cash Again (11-10) by 7l, 9 ran.
Warriors Story 5-1 (12-0) Prominent, led 4 out, ridden approaching last, headed flat, not pace of winner, 2nd of 15, 4 1/4l behind Hard Iron (11-6) at Ayr 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Tom Creen (IRE) 4-6fav (12-0) (cp) (tt) led 2-4; led 13; rdn out, won at Garthorpe 3m mdn gf in May beating No Promises (12-0) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
