prominent, not fluent 12th, ridden 3 out, weakening when not fluent 2 out
held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway 9th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, fell 7th
held up in rear, blundered badly 1st, mistake 6th, hampered next, some headway 10th, lost place next, well beaten after 3 out, tailed off
mid-division on outside, headway 10th, 4th and beaten 2 out, jumped left last
chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 2nd, headway 5th, blundered 7th, ridden 4 out, soon struggling, stayed on flat
held up in rear, mistake 1st, in touch in rear when fell 10th
mid-division, mistake 6th, headway when not fluent 8th, struggling 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked winner for majority of race, ridden 3 out, demoted to 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace
ran in snathes and mistakes, well behind from 11th, tailed off
made all, drew clear after 3 out, stayed on well, unchallenged
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 5th, hampered and lost place 7th, soon behind, tailed off
Mud Monkey ran well in defeat behind Inside Dealer at Hereford at the beginning of the month but has harshly been raised 5lb since then so may have to settle for minor honours behind RED ROUBLE, who gets the vote to give Nigel Twiston-Davies another winner. The selection won over hurdles at Towcester last month and made a pleasing debut over fences at the same venue subsequently so he looks worth siding with on the likelihood that there is more improvement to come from him. Gary Moore's Psi was well held at Fontwell last time and of more interest may be Kikos, who is surely better than he showed at Stratford last month. Noble Bily could be of interest on his reappearance but may just be a shade high in the handicap at present.
Kikos (FR) 13-2 (11-3) Held up in rear, closed 6th, not fluent 4 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 6, 35l behind Quito Du Tresor (11-9) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
Psi (USA) 15-2 (11-3) Held up in touch, headway to 3rd at 9th, went 2nd briefly 4 out, stayed on same pace after next, 3rd of 8, 21l behind Bai Zhu (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs in Oct.
Red Rouble (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, headway 9th, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, headed flat, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind In The Zone (11-6) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Woodmore (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Mid-division, hampered 5th, soon lost place, no danger after, 11th of 16, 33l behind Like A Hurricane (11-7) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Oct.
Porters War (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 10, 20l behind Dona (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Noble Bily (FR) 7-1fav (10-13) Held up towards rear, tired when jumped slow and unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Omix D'or (10-9) at Perth 3m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Apr, 17 ran.
Quel Bruere (FR) 5-1 (11-1) Prominent, led 4th, not fluent 6th, headed next, mistake 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 11, 31l behind My Condor (9-10) at Worcester 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Quick Fix (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd and closed on leader 5th, led 7th, headed 4 out, mistake and lost 2nd 2 out, weakened soon after, 4th of 7, 18l behind Passato (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in May.
Bennynthejets (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Prominent, led 8th, not fluent next, headed 10th, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 13, 45l behind In The Zone (11-6) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Cockatoo (USA) 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, reminder after 9th, lost place 11th, weakened from 4 out, 6th of 7, well behind Forget It (11-12) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
Mud Monkey 16-1 (11-2) Prominent, led 3rd until 8th, led 3 out, soon headed, no impression on winner from last, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Inside Dealer (11-9) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Massini Sunset (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, driven before 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 6, 9l behind Glengarra (11-11) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
