held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, 3rd last, stayed on, no impression on winner
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
always towards rear, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders, mistake 8th, lost place after 3 out, pulled up before last
always towards rear
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 7th until 9th, lost place before 3 out, soon behind
led, headed 2 out, no extra flat
held up, headway after 3 out, led before last, stayed on well, readily
close 2nd until before 7th, every chance 2 out, lost place before last
held up in mid-division, headway before 9th, led 2 out, headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat
held up in rear, headway after 3 out, no impression in 7th 2 out
mid-division, ridden and no impression after 3 out
mid-division, lost place when mistake 8th, effort after 3 out, 5th and no impression when not fluent last
NonRunner
Toosey journeys over from Ireland after going close at Thurles but has to race off an 8lb higher mark and WESTERN WAVE is preferred. The latter just missed out at Chepstow on his return to action and looks to have an easier task in this with a conditional‘s allowance easing the burden of carrying top weight. Wincanton winner Cahill ran well again at Exeter last time while Nemean Lion scored over a longer trip at Sedgefield recently and may also figure. Miss Spent wasn’t beaten far at Warwick last time but King Cool disappointed back over timber having won a chase at Plumpton earlier in the year.
Western Wave (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Held up, headway 3 out, went 2nd before last, kept on, held by winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Solstice Star (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Reckless Behavior (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Led until approaching 2nd, remained prominent, effort 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Guard Of Honour (11-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Brown Bear (IRE) 20-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, headway on outside after 9th, no chance with winner, not fluent 4 out, disputing 2nd 2 out, plugged on, 3rd of 7, 27 3/4l behind Our Reward (11-10) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Danseur Du Large (FR) Evensfav (12-0) Bhnd til hdwy 14; led 3 out; easy, won at Holnicote 3m gs in May beating Doctor's Differ (12-0) by 6l, 6 ran.
King Cool 7-1 (12-1) Held up in rear, some headway approaching 2 out, ridden and some headway run-in, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 15l behind Strong Resemblance (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Cahill (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) In touch on outside, driven to chase leaders before 3 out, soon ridden, went 2nd after next, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 18, 6l behind Misty Bloom (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Nemean Lion (IRE) 2-1fav (10-6) Made all, went left and mistake 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on when joined flat, found extra near finish, won at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Tickenwolf (11-4) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Miss Spent (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Towards rear, headway 5th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, one pace before last, kept on towards finish, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Kristal Hart (10-2) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Toosey 5-1 (11-4) Led and disputed, pressed 2 out, narrowly headed run-in and kept on well without matching winner, 2nd of 16, nk behind Rain In Spain (12-2) at Thurles 2m 7f hcp gd in Nov.
The Trigger (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Held up, soon in rear, no impression approaching 2 out, 9th of 12, dist behind Leap Dearg (11-9) at Galway 2m 2f hcp sft in Oct.
El Scorpio (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, hit last, kept on run-in, went 3rd post, 3rd of 12, 7 1/2l behind Flying Verse (11-11) at Bangor 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Young Phoenix (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place before mistake 6th, pushed along and in touch after 9th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Eaton Miller (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, mistake 7th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 9, 5 3/4l behind Gonnabegood (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Gambling Gamut (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up in touch in rear, mistake 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, last of 4, 5 1/2l behind Shannon Hill (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
