held up in touch on inside, not fluent and lost place 4th, headway 8th, every chance 4 out, weakened from 2 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, hit 8th, led before 3 out, drew clear from 2 out, went left last, comfortably
chased leaders on outside, not fluent 8th, soon lost place
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place before 5th, soon behind
led until after 4 out, weakened 2 out
pressed leader until before 5th where not fluent, reminder after 7th, went close up when not fluent 4 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, mistake last, one pace
Nonrunner
Temple Lord can't get much lower in the weights but appears to have lost the plot. It's hard to fancy the returning Fishoutofwater and Humbel Ben but George Nympton could be interesting tried in a hood. Orabora has only had one run over fences so is open to improvement while Larteta is also unexposed. But LYSINO deserves a change of luck having run well in all three starts over the larger obstacles. He's won on the Flat and over hurdles this year so there is nothing wrong with his attitude.
Orabora 12-1 (11-9) Prominent, led briefly before 4 out, chased leaders until weakened approaching next, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Ossie's Dancer (11-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Lysino (GER) 10-11fav (10-5) Led and soon well clear, reduced lead after 3 out, headed next, tiring run in and just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 4, 9l behind A Tail Of Intrigue (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m nov hcap ch (3) gd.
Temple Lord (FR) 7-2 (11-10) Pressed leader, ridden after 9th, lost place before 2 out, 5th of 7, 21l behind Dealing River (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Sep.
George Nympton (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) In rear, not fluent, reminder after 4th, weakened before 4 out, 4th of 6, well behind Engai (11-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Larteta (FR) 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th until slow next, dropped to 4th, left 3rd 3 out, ridden and plugged on same pace, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Chestnut Ben (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
Fishoutofwater (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, driven to challenge before 3 out, soon every chance, weakened last, 2nd of 7, 15l behind Firebird Flyer (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec '12.
Humbel Ben (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Not fluent in rear, behind from 3rd, mistake 6th, tailed off 8th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Riddleofthesands (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Feb, 7 ran.
