tracked leaders on outside, challenged 15th, led 2 out, ridden clear after last, held on towards finish
towards rear, not fluent 9th, headway after 13th, outpaced 5 out, never on terms, weakened after 3 out
led to after 3rd, in touch, pecked 14th, outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, rallied to chase winner flat, always held
held up, always towards rear, weakened 5 out
tracked leader, ridden and outpaced by front pair after 3 out, well held in 4th from next
held up in rear, some headway 5 out, never threatened leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out
chased leaders to 7th, mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never able challenge, mistake 2 out
held up, always towards rear
close up, led after 3rd, made most to after 13th, lost place next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
always prominent, disputed lead from 5th, led after 13th, joined 15th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, well held when lost 2nd flat
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Henri Parry Morgan started favourite when The Young Master won the Grade 3 bet365 Chase at Sandown in 2016 but neither are exactly reliable nowadays. Bestwork has come right back to his best recently and this track can benefit front-runners but he can over-race and may not get home over this longer trip. CALL TO ORDER receives weight all round and has the champion doing the steering. Stamina shouldn’t be a problem as he won over 3m over hurdles at Cheltenham but the improving Newton Abbot winner Pickamix is definitely a danger and a big run from Fact Of The Matter in the previous race would increase confidence in Cartmel scorer Lofgren. Ballycross represents last year’s winning stable but he might have prefers easier ground. Red Giant and the returning Tanit River may be the pick of the remainder.
Laurium 33-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, lost place 4th, hampered 8th, well behind after 4 out, pulled up before next, at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Henri Parry Morgan 10-1 (11-12) In touch, brief effort approaching 4out, weakened 2out, 6th of 11, 24 3/4l behind Shantou Village (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Pickamix 3-1 (10-10) Reminders after start, led 3rd to 5th, led 12th until approaching 14th, ridden to lead after 3 out, clear approaching last, driven out, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Quite By Chance (11-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Lofgren 9-2 (11-5) Held up mid-division, tracked front pair 9th, went 2nd bypassing omitted 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly turning into straight, just held on, all out (2nd last fence omitted on all circuits), won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Aug beating Fact Of The Matter (11-4) by nk, 7 ran.
Ballycross 6-4 (11-12) Prominent, led 3rd until 4th, led 6th, clear briefly after 15th, ridden when blundered 2 out, headed before mistake last, beaten flat, 2nd of 3, 3 1/2l behind Baden (11-9) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Marquis Of Carabas (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Always behind, 9th of 11, 35 1/2l behind Shantou Village (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Red Giant (IRE) 9-4fav (12-1) Jumped right at times, prominent, led 13th, headed before 2 out, rallied last, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Atlanta Ablaze (11-2) at Bangor 3m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Tanit River (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Led 2nd, hit 10th, bumped and headed after 11th, led 13th, mistake and headed 16th (water), outpaced 4 out, well beaten 5th 3 out, 4th of 7, 18 1/4l behind Pete The Feat (11-10) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Bestwork (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Led, hard driven 2 out, headed before last, soon rallied, stayed on well, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Pawn Star (11-12) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Call To Order 5-4fav (11-13) Made all, challenged 3 out, hard pressed throughout, run in, held on gamely, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Elkstone (10-5) by nk, 5 ran.
The Young Master 12-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, reminders and outpaced 14th, rallied under pressure before 19th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, 8th of 20, dist behind Step Back (10-0) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Winter Lion (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened 3f out, last of 13, dist behind Le Maitre Chat (10-0) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
