Mamlook held up well in rear, not fluent 4th, smooth progress 3 out, joined leaders going easily 2 out, ridden to lead last 100yds, kept on

Shavansky held up in rear, mistake 6th, progress on inner next, led soon after 2 out but pressed on all sides, headed under pressure last 100yds

Tamimi´s History held up in midfield, progress 6th, closed to challenge and upsides 2 out, still every chance last, kept on same pace flat

Cnoc Moy held up in rear, progress on wide outside from 3 out, closed on leaders before last, not much room flat, stayed on but unable to challenge

Callisto Moon prominent in chasing group, ridden to close before 2 out, one pace before last

Doubly Guest disputed lead at furious pace to 5th and well clear of rest, chased leader after, closed to lead 2 out, soon headed and faded

Zanir held up well in rear, mistake 3rd, progress after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, no impression last, weakened flat

Amazing King chased clear leading pair 3rd to 4th, stayed prominent in chasing group, weakened from 2 out

Arctic Wings well placed in chasing group to 5th, in rear from next, no progress after 3 out

Daltaban jumped left and right in last, well detached 5th and not going, consented to run on 2 out, never any chance

Tension Point progress to chase clear leading pair 4th and soon well ahead of rest, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out

Mud Monkey disputed lead at furious pace and soon well clear of rest, definite advantage 5th, weakened and headed 2 out, blundered last

Stagehand held up in rear, no progress after 3 out, eased when no chance before last

Distiller always off the pace towards rear, not fluent 6th, well beaten 2 out, eased last

Hibiki chased clear leading pair to 3rd, lost place 5th, well beaten 2 out, eased

This was a fast-run, red-hot juvenile handicap containing lots of winning form. The top weight started off a mark of 129 and many of those towards the head of the handicap had performed respectably in Graded company, with some having run fair races at the Cheltenham Festival.

One that fits into the latter category is MAMLOOK, who proved a major flop in the Fred Winter Hurdle when beating only three home. Perhaps because of that, he was sent off at 20-1 here, but he belied those odds to deliver a classy display under his top-weight burden. Nothing travelled better than he did, and he looked set to score with a distance to spare when cruising into the final flight. However, he was slowly away from the hurdle and then only got on top close home, but that does not detract from a fine effort.

It would be no surprise if the winner was allowed to start from a nice racing weight in the Swinton Hurdle next month, while he will be an obvious contender for some of the better novice chases next term.

Shavansky, one of six last-time-out winners in the field, was going almost as easily as Mamlook for much of the race, but he arguably threw away his chance by getting three of the last four flights ever so slightly wrong. This, though, was much his best effort and he can build on this to win plenty more races.

Callisto Moon was competing for the 13th time this season, but he evidently retains enthusiasm and ran well, as most definitely did Doubly Guest, who ran much better than his finishing position would imply. Along with Mud Monkey, he went off like the clappers, so much so that the pair raced clear of everything else until turning for home. That he lasted for as long as he did does him credit, as does the fact that he was not beaten too far. He might well be good enough to win a quite valuable handicap from around his current mark.

Zanir has had a good first season over hurdles, but he was just a little disappointing here, although not as disappointing as Stagehand, Distiller and Hibiki. That trio all underperformed, as did Daltaban, who failed to progress from the rear.

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