Raced wide, jumped left, chased leader, led 10th, headed went left and bumped 2 out, chased winner, well held when sprawled badly on landing last, not recover, eased
Dell Oro (13/8), Embole (3/1), Well Smitten (4/1), Niven (6/1), Jurby (10/1), Stamp Your Feet (25/1)
In the hope that there could be a decent pace despite the small field DELL ORO can make it third time lucky over fences as his Kempton run over Christmas is likely to prove strong form. Niven had little to beat at Hexham but is clearly in good heart and Well Smitten, despite the rise in class, took well to fences here recently and shouldn't be discounted.