held up, headway approaching 12th, weakening when stumbling badly 5 out, jumped slowly next, soon pulled up
held up, chased leaders approaching 10th, in 2nd when blundered and unseated rider 14th
held up, hit and unseated rider 2nd
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, headway 4 out, stayed on well from last
with leaders, led approaching 13th, headed 3 out, mistake next, one pace
held up, headway 11th, led 3 out, driven out
not fluent, held up towards rear, weakened from 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
made most until mistake and headed 13th, weakened from 13th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
held up mid-division, ridden 9th, headway 14th, stayed on from 3 out
in touch, lost place from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th
Fisherman Jack gets the vote in the opener with Carnt Spell and Levallois rated as the main dangers. The selection won well last time and he absolutely relishes today's ground conditions. He does have a penalty for his latest success but he is clearly on the upgrade and he looks one to stay on the right side of. Carnt Spell shaped encouragingly last time when finishing fourth behind Jacarado at Towcester but he does lack a change of gear and he could be found wanting at the business end of the race. Levallois hasn't won since 2001 and is inconsistent, but he ran one of his better races last time out and on the back of that effort he is certainly worth a look in the market. Ossmann looks the best of the remainder, but for the winner we are happy to return to Fisherman Jack.
Ossmann (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Led to 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 14, 43l behind Treasury Counsel (10-12) at Hereford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gs in Dec.
Carnt Spell 15-2 (10-12) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, reminders after 8th, soon outpaced, stayed on from 2 out, no impression from last, 4th of 8, 14l behind Jacarado (10-5) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Dec.
Flight Of Earls (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Always behind, tailed off from 3 out, 13th of 14, well behind Grey Samurai (10-11) at Southwell 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.
Levallois (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, mistake 2nd, disputing lead from 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, 4th of 11, 13l behind Strolling Vagabond (10-12) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft.
Bronson F'sure 20-1 (10-8) Chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, well behind Cloudmor (11-8) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy.
Casalani (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Towards rear, stayed on from 4 out, 3rd of 17, 22l behind Tank Buster (10-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs.
Deep Moon (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Led until after 1st, weakening when hampered 5th, blundered 4 out and pulled up 2 out in race won by Milton Des Bieffes (11-5) at Warwick 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Dec, 13 ran.
Jobsworth (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) In touch, jumped slowly 9th, weakened 11th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Tank Buster (10-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs, 17 ran.
Fisherman Jack 6-1 (10-0) Always prominent, led 12th, tried to duck out after last, ridden out, won at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy beating Woodview (10-11) by 9l, 15 ran.
Buzybakson (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up at the 7th in race won by Tradingup (10-3) at Towcester 3m cnd hcp chs (5) hvy in Nov, 11 ran.
