tracked leaders, jumped left and bumped rival 6th, went 2nd next until not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, lost place before next, no extra
mid-division, headway after 10th, pressing for 2nd from 2 out until before last where not fluent, no extra flat
chased winner, bumped 7th, mistake and lost 2nd next, slightly outpaced after 2 out, mistake and went 2nd again last, stayed on, unable to challenge
made all, pushed along after 2 out, 4 lengths clear after last, driven out
held up in rear, not fluent and struggling 10th
held up, pecked 4th, reminders after next, behind 7th, pulled up before 4 out
held up, took keen hold, headway 6th, lost place before mistake 3 out, weakened after next
tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, went 2nd 2 out until last, stayed on same pace
Nonrunner
LYSINO can be headstrong but Noel Fehily managed to conserve his energy at Worcester last week and he won in a canter without knowing he'd had a race. If he settles as well here, the penalty shouldn't be a problem. Mandy's Boy has been second here twice over hurdles, beating Jackthejourneyman on one occasion, and could go well if taking to fences while Great Link won at Worcester in June and was tackling further when pulled up there subsequently. It's A Steal will probably need this.
Great Link 9-2 (12-0) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 7th, hit 10th, lost place and pulled up before next, in a race won by Sedgemoor Express (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun, 11 ran.
Quite By Chance 6-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, under pressure 3 out, soon no impression, 7th of 9, 20l behind Superciliary (10-12) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
It's A Steal (IRE) 11-4 (12-0) Ap; led app 12 til hdd cl home, 2nd of 16, hd behind Bubbly Breeze (12-0) at Ludlow 3m ptp gd in Apr '13.
Cody Wyoming 10-1 (11-12) Raced wide, in touch until 3rd, held up, behind from 10th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Bertie's Desire (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Jackthejourneyman (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Held up in last pair, steady headway 3rd, chased leaders 5th, weakened next, eased, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Good of Luck (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Mandy's Boy (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Took 20 seconds from walking through start until gallop started, held up in chasing group, winner clear from 2nd, weakened from 4 out, 6th of 7, 48l behind Bertimont (11-10) at Chepstow 2m Limited hcp hdl (2) gs.
This Is Me 4-1fav (11-9) Always behind, 11th of 14, 43l behind Sendiym (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Faustina Pius (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Held up in touch, led before 3 out, ridden and headed before last, in 2nd and held when stumbled badly nd stopped to a halt, 8th of 12, well behind Gizzit (10-12) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gd.
Lysino (GER) 7-4fav (11-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, hit 8th, led before 3 out, drew clear from 2 out, went left last, comfortably, won at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs beating Fishoutofwater (11-2) by 18l, 6 ran.
