chased leader, pushed along bypassing 3 out, headway to challenge next, ridden before last, no extra final 110yds
held up in touch, mistake 5th, not fluent next, held when mistake 2 out, soon weakened
took keen hold, led, went clear 3rd, reduced advantage 6th, ridden approaching last, headed final 110yds, kept on
raced in third, pushed along before 2 out, went second before last, ridden to challenge and led final 110yds, ran on
Flat winner Throne Hall beat a subsequent winner at Uttoxeter on his hurdling debut with the first two pulling well clear. Fruit N Nut has been off the track for more than a year but has only been beaten once so far under Rules and that was in a Grade 2. Kracka Nut was green at Market Rasen but still came home in front of Ontherouge, though the runner-up is better off at the weights here. An interesting little contest can go to MATATA, who won as he liked at Fakenham and will know more today.
Fruit N Nut (IRE) 11-8fav (11-0) Made all, ridden before 2 out, faced challenge before last, kept on run-in, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Sep beating Stream Of Stars (11-0) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Kracka Nut 7-2 (11-4) Tracked front pair, shaken up and pressed leader last, soon led, ridden out run-in and stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Oct beating Ontherouge (11-3) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Matata (IRE) 11-8fav (10-13) Took keen hold, made all and soon clear, hit 2 out, unchallenged, won at Fakenham 2m (4) gd in Oct beating Theonlywayiswessex (10-13) by 7 1/2l, 7 ran.
Throne Hall 5-4fav (11-0) Chased leader on inside, jumped slowly 2nd, switched out before 4th, ridden to lead before not fluent last, always doing enough run-in, won at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Sep beating Sir Tivo (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Ontherouge 10-11fav (11-3) Raced keenly, led, mistake 3 out, faced strong challenge final flight, soon headed and pushed out run-in, not pace of winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Kracka Nut (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
