led 1st, blundered and almost unseated rider next, headed 5th, mostly chased leader until 15th, weakened next, no chance when blundered 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next
held up in last trio, headway to track leaders 9th, blundered and unseated rider 13th
in rear, jumped slowly 1st, badly hampered and unseated rider 4th
held up and behind, good headway to 3rd approaching 16th, went 2nd 3 out, going well approaching 2 out, led with rider looking round approaching last, over 2 lengths ahead when hung left and idled flat, caught final strides
led until jumped slowly 1st, tracked leaders, hit 10th, pushed along after 11th, weakened 13th, 5th and well held when went left and all but fell last
held up towards rear, reminders after 7th, headway under pressure before 4 out, went 4th next, chased leading pair well before 2 out, one pace and no chance
towards rear, fell 4th
chased leaders, led 5th, not fluent 9th, headed bypassing omitted 14th, chased winner until 3 out, driven and weakened before next
chased leaders, mistake 12th, led bypassing omitted 14th, driven before 2 out, headed just before last, over 2 lengths down flat, rallied as leader idled to regain lead final strides
raced wide, held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders after 10th, outpaced 3 out, rallied to modest 4th before next
Shockingtimes could hardly have won more easily at Southwell and the assessor was impressed enough to raise him 11lb. Polisky has never won over fences but must be excused his latest fall at Wincanton as he was continually impeded. He's run well here in the past and has to be respected as has Ballylifen, who looked ready for a step-up to this trip when battling on behind Allerton at Bangor. OSCAR DAVY is still a maiden over fences but probably wouldn't have been if he'd stood up at Cheltenham last time as he had taken the lead when coming to grief at the last. Compensation awaits here as Civil Disobedience, who eventually finished third, would have been held. Useful hurdler Fiddlers Bid makes his debut over regulation fences with a big weight.
Fiddlers Bid 4-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, led on inside well before 2 out, ridden and headed between last two, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Uxizandre (11-9) at Warwick 3m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Count Guido Deiro (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Billy Dutton (10-11) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Apr, 12 ran.
Shockingtimes (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Held up, slightly hampered by loose horse horse 4th, hit 9th, headway on inside to chase leaders 12th, led 13th, clear before 3 out, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Oct beating Moorland Sunset (11-12) by 13l, 7 ran.
Polisky (FR) 7-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, went badly left and hampered rivals 4th, headway to chase leaders next, badly hampered and nearly unseated rider 11th, pushed along before 4 out, 5th and held when fell 2 out, in a race won by Deciding Moment (10-7) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct, 16 ran.
Deise Dynamo (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd at the 11th, chased winner from 4 out, stayed on and just held towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind King Of The Wolds (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Oct.
Ballylifen (IRE) 4-1fav (11-11) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 6 out, led 5 out, headed before 2 out, kept on well from last, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Allerton (10-1) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft.
Oscar Davy (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, not fluent 8th, headway 4 out, led 2 out, 1 length up when fell last, in a race won by Hunters Lodge (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct, 15 ran.
Civil Disobedience 11-1 (11-4) Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, 5th and no impression 2 out, stayed on final 100 yards, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Hunters Lodge (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m am hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
Kris Cross (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, not fluent 8th, ridden 3 out, 4th and no extra last, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Global Power (11-1) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy.
Comeonginger (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) In rear, ridden 12th, headway when not fluent 13th, beaten before 4 out, went 4th 3 out until last, weakened flat, 5th of 11, 21l behind Trafalgar (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) sft in Oct.
