led, clear with one other, reduced lead 5th, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on one pace
keen in touch, headway to track leaders 5th, went 2nd at last, shaken up and quickened to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and not pace to challenge 2 out, kept on one pace
whipped round start and refused to race
in touch, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, never a factor
tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden next, headed towards finish
slowly away in rear, ridden 4 out, never a factor
Oliver's Gold was well beaten behind Raise A Spark at Cartmel in July and the latter has now won three times since May. Some Reign is a model of consistency and unlikely to be far away again while Movie Legend won this last year off the same mark and a recent second at Cheltenham suggests he’ll go close to staging a repeat. JUST CAMERON hasn’t run in this grade in more than three years and won the Castleford Chase here last Christmas when Movie Legend was only fourth. He was in need of the run over course and distance last month and much better is expected today.
Just Cameron 40-1 (11-6) Held up in last pair, good headway chasing leaders 4th, led 6th until after next, lost 2nd 11th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Born Survivor (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp lst (1) gd in Nov.
Bouvreuil (FR) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Apr.
Raise A Spark 3-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, slow 4th, not fluent 5th, jumped right next, went 2nd 4 out, led last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Ontopoftheworld (10-11) by 5l, 3 ran.
Some Reign (IRE) 9-4 (11-6) Held up in touch in last pair, headway when pecked 3 out, driven into 2nd before next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 5, 14l behind Fixed Rate (11-8) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Oliver's Gold 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders to before 5 out, soon behind, tailed off from next, last of 5, 28 1/4l behind Theo (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Movie Legend 6-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd after 3 out, one pace before last, ridden and no chance with winner flat, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Bun Doran (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Fair Loch 22-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, ridden 4 out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 30 1/4l behind Theflyingportrait (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
