towards rear, effort and headway after 3 out, went third before 2 out, ridden and hung badly right after 2 out, no impression
prominent, ridden and weakened tamely before 2 out
chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon beaten
mid-division, closed up to track front rank after 3 out, ridden and pressed leaders 2 out, kept on but no extra run-in
led, pressed after 3 out, headed and weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up before last
mid-division, pushed along to be prominent before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed leader last, stayed on well, just denied
handy, pressed leader after 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed after last, stayed on grimly, just held on
prominent, ridden and lost place before 2 out, weakened quickly thereafter
towards rear, ridden before 2 out, weakened quickly before last
raced in last, ridden and headway to chase front group before 2 out, hit 2 out, stayed on one pace
towards rear, never on terms
Neverbeen To Paris has been looking one-paced and hasn’t won over hurdles in more than two years. He finished 13 lengths behind Seaborough at Warwick last month in a race in which Searching refused to race. Esprit De Somoza hasn’t really sparkled since showing useful form in all-weather bumpers at the start of the year but Shinobi won over this trip at Newton Abbot in August and Translink has won twice over 2m4f at Worcester recently. MONTYS MEDOC was in good form in the spring and carried that improvement over to Newton Abbot last month. Lorcan Williams’ claim takes a chunk out of the 5lb extra and he can double up here.
Esprit De Somoza (FR) 11-1 (12-2) Prominent, ridden and no impression on winner before 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Manor Park (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Trixster (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Led, headed 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Faint Hope (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Montys Medoc (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Chased leader, pushed along after 3 out, hung left from and challenged 2 out, soon led, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Mr Tambourine Man (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Neverbeen To Paris (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, mistake 3 out, chased leaders home turn, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 15 3/4l behind Khan (11-3) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Shinobi (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Never that fluent, chased leaders, hit 5th 7th and 10th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 7, 37 1/4l behind Coral (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Translink 9-4fav (11-3) Held up off the pace in last pair, smooth headway out wide before 3 out, went 2nd soon after 2 out, upsides last, led and hung left final 110 yards, ridden out, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Russian Service (10-7) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Getalead (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, losing touch with leaders 5th, closed before 3 out, edged left after 3 out and 2 out, kept on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 16l behind See The Sea (11-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Geordie Washington (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Always behind, never on terms, tailed off, 10th of 15, dist behind Killer Kane (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Searching (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Prominent, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, pressed before last, kept on but headed 110 yards out, faded towards finish, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Hidden Depths (11-11) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Seaborough (IRE) 11-2 (10-2) Slowly away, raced keenly, detached and held up, headway to join main group 5th, moved into mid-division next, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden 2 out, not fluent last, kept on flat, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind An Tailliur (11-8) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Sue Be It (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 14, 23l behind Midnight Jewel (10-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
