held up in rear, behind 7th, pulled up before 9th
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th until ridden approaching 3 out, well held from 2 out
in touch in mid-division, ridden after 7th, weakened 9th, tailed off
mid-division, headway approaching 8th, well held when jumped left 2 out, went 3rd before last
prominent, not fluent 2nd, ridden briefly after 3rd, pecked 8th, well held after next
prominent, led 8th, mistake 2 out, hard ridden and headed 100 yards out, stayed on same pace
made most until 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
prominent, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, ridden after 8th, weakened before next, mistake 2 out, tailed off
held up, mistake 1st, 5th and ridden after 9th, well held 2 out
held up, mistake 7th, behind next, tailed off
held up, headway approaching 7th, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged last, nudged along to lead 100 yards out, cosily
always towards rear, tailed off
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Prophete De Guye is probably better over fences but has been placed in his last two starts over the smaller obstacles and should play a part here. With AP McCoy booked, it would be no surprise to see the lightly-weighted Fishoutofwater improve on his efforts so far while Thomas Wild, Mauricetheathlete, Ironical and Orion Express are all on retrieval missions having started favourite for their latest outings. Rifleman won this in 2009 and can be forgiven his latest run at Haydock but the vote goes to HALDIBARI. Successful here 12 months ago, Shaun Lycett's seven-year-old ran well on the all-weather at Wolverhampton last month and should be cherry-ripe now.
No Obligation (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Mid-division on outside, headway 7th, weakened approaching last, 6th of 10, 17l behind Ballabriggs (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
The Laodicean 8-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, ridden 7th, hit 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by I Can Run Can You (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Rifleman (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) In rear, pushed along 4th, weakened from 5th, tailed off before 4 out, 7th of 9, well behind Agglestone Rock (10-10) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
Thomas Wild 10-3fav (10-13) Mid-division, reminders and lost place after 6th, rallied approaching 7th, outpaced from 3 out, never back on terms, went 4th 2 out, 4th of 10, 16l behind Vintage Fabric (10-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Mauricetheathlete (IRE) 7-2fav (10-12) Tracking winner when fell 2nd, in a race won by Outlaw Tom (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Haldibari (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Prominent, losing place when not fluent 8th, tailed off, 6th of 9, 30l behind What A Scientist (11-7) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Rebel High (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Led until 2nd, chased leading duo, mistake 8th, chased winner before 3 out, ridden before next, no impression when driven and hung left flat, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Mr Muddle (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Ironical (IRE) 7-2fav (11-0) With leaders, hit 9th and next, soon lost place, behind when fell 11th, in a race won by Silver Dollars (10-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec, 8 ran.
Orion Express 11-10fav (11-7) Held up in 4th, went 3rd after 9th, pressed winner 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on, always just held, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Fresher Fishing (10-13) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) fm in Apr.
Oxford de Lagarde (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Behind when fell 1st, in a race won by Call Me Mulligan (11-9) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hts chs (6) gd in Mar, 13 ran.
Fishoutofwater (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, mistakes throughout, struggling from after 3rd, tailed off from 3 out, 10th of 11, 24l behind Mauritino (10-13) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Drumbeater (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, led 3 out, ridden before last, kept on under pressure, driven out, won at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Mar beating Jewellery (10-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
City Heights (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division on outside, headway after 6th, ridden next, weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 24l behind Big Robert (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.
Prophete de Guye (FR) 16-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 3 out, hit 2 out, soon went 4th, stayed on flat, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Paint The Clouds (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr.
Bright Quest 15-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on from last, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 13, 6l behind Lavender Track (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Mar '09.
