tended to jump left, led, pressed for lead and ridden 3 out where not fluent, soon headed, outpaced by leaders in 3rd 2 out, no impression approaching last, weakened run-in
prominent, ridden briefly before 3 out, soon ridden, headway to lead 2 out, 3 lengths clear approaching last, pushed out run-in
prominent, ridden and lost position before 3 out, kept on same pace 2 out, briefly stayed into modest 3rd run-in, lost 3rd on line
held up in midfield, ridden before 14th, no impression before 3 out, stayed on run-in, took modest 3rd on line
never travelling, midfield, dropped to rear before 10th, soon detached and pulled up before 11th
midfield, headway to press leader 3 out, soon ridden and led, headed 2 out, 3 lengths down approaching last, kept on one pace run-in
always in rear, not fluent 9th, ridden with a circuit to go, no impression before 3 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, ridden and outpaced before 14th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off before 2 out
Second over hurdles at Exeter, Raddon Top reverts to chasing only 2lb higher than his last winning mark. Ede‘iffs Elton, who is something of a course specialist, slips further down the weights while Take Your Time beat more experienced rivals on his chasing bow at Newton Abbot. Striking A Pose is only 1-13 over fences, however, and has wind surgery since pulled up here on his reappearance. KING TURGEON is still only five and has come on in leaps and bounds over the summer. He recorded a second chase victory at Exeter last month and Gearoid Harney takes off 7lb again.
King Turgeon (FR) 4-1jfav (12-2) Close 3rd, went 2nd 6th, led before 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Exeter 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov beating No Hubs No Hoobs (11-6) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Take Your Time (IRE) 10-3 (11-8) Prominent, led 10th, headed 14th and close up, ridden after 2 out, rallied to regain lead run-in, kept on well, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct beating Investment Manager (12-2) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Raddon Top (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, pushed along before 7th, under pressure in 3rd before 3 out, soon 2nd, led between last two, headed last, stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Moonlight Artist (10-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Striking A Pose (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Close up, lost place and soon in rear 7th, ridden and struggling 11th, pulled up soon after next, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Nearly Perfect 6-1 (11-2) Chased winner, not always fluent, lost 2nd 7th, soon driven along, mistake 9th, weakened before 3 out, mistake last, 3rd of 4, 29l behind Ajp Kingdom (12-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f (4) gd in Jun.
Great Name That (IRE) 11-2 (10-8) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 10th, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Wiseguy (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Ede'iffs Elton 16-1 (11-1) Held up off the pace in rear-division, headway on inside chasing leaders before 2 out, went 4th at the last, kept on run-in, 4th of 12, 13l behind Huelgoat (11-10) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Putdecashonthedash (IRE) 33-1 (11-13) Handy, pushed along and weakened 4 out, pulled up, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
