tracked leader, mistake 3rd, lost place approaching 9th, pushed along and reminders before 10th, blundered 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
led, headed after 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 7th, led after 2 out, headed after last, kept on towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along before 9th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, headway before 11th, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders, mistake and unseated rider 3rd
held up towards rear, headway before 7th, ridden to chase leader before last, led soon after, kept on well, driven out
Banoge has a decent record over fences and had Emotive well behind when runner-up to Do It For Dalkey at Carlisle last month. He'll strip fitter here and has to go on the short-list along with Nelliedonethat, who was only beaten half-a-length by Quetzal over a longer trip here in September. Twice Lucky could make a better chaser than hurdler but we'll give another chance to SUPER BABY, who normally meets better opposition than this and will be all the better for a recent third over hurdles at Carlisle.
Nelliedonethat (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, left in lead 3 out, ridden approaching last, headed soon after, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Quetzal (11-9) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Sep.
Super Baby (FR) 8-1 (10-13) Led, headed after 3rd, tracked leader, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, no extra from last, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Pete (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Banoge (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Held up mid-division, headway 4 out, close 3rd when hampered 2 out, soon chased winner, no impression, 2nd of 11, 17l behind Do It For Dalkey (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Oct.
Emotive 33-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden before 11th, soon lost place, 6th of 11, 35l behind Do It For Dalkey (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Oct.
Mighty Magnus (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Held up behind, headway 9th, 4th and outpaced when hit last, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 14, 16l behind Nifty Roy (10-6) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Twice Lucky 16-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place 2 out, 9th of 16, 16l behind Lucky Lukey (10-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Oct.
Domoly (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, reminders after 8th, pushed along and mistake 11th, tailed off before 4 out, 7th of 8, well behind Atherstone Hill (11-12) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Mar.
