held up, weakened from 4 out
in touch, weakened from 4 out
held up in touch, went 2nd approaching 3 out, soon ridden, led after last, driven out
held up, headway approaching 8th, led approaching 3 out, headed approaching last, soon weakened
held up, pushed along approaching 8th, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, pushed along, lost place after 3rd, weakened 4 out
tracked leader, led approaching 7th, headed 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out
mid-division, led 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, regained lead approaching last, headed soon after, kept on
led, headed approaching 7th, weakened from 4 out
Nonrunner
MISTER MARKER ran well in defeat last time out and he can land a deserved victory here at the main expense of Mage D'Estruval. Nicky Richards' gelding ran a cracker at Newcastle when second to Dukeofchesterwood and whilst that was not a great race, it was still an admirable run. The first two were well-clear and despite a harsh-looking 8lb rise in the weights he is taken to run well. Delightfully steps back up in trip and he is proven on a soft surface, Mage D'Estruval could be nicely-handicapped as he returns to hurdles on this second start for the yard, whilst Bring It On Home has some solid form to his name but he has stamina for this new trip to prove especially off top-weight. Any market support for Fane Oscar would have to be treated with respect, whilst Treasured Memories and Miss Tarantella both make their seasonal reappearance this afternoon. Polobury is yet to win in 20 starts, whilst Neidpath Castle returns to hurdles as well but he doesn't look amazingly well-treated. Not an easy race for punters to assess, however we will stick with Mister Marker.
Bring It On Home 22-1 (11-2) In rear, hit 6th, stayed on from 2 out, plugged on flat, 6th of 13, 11l behind Minnie Hill (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Nov.
Mage d'Estruval (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, lost place 6th, soon struggling, no danger after, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Garleton (11-4) at Hexham 2m 4f cond hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Nov.
Mister Marker (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Held up, chased leaders approaching 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Dukeofchesterwood (11-5) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Nov.
Delightfully (FR) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, chased leaders from 4 out, weakened between last 2, 6th of 8, 22l behind Dontpaytheferryman (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Nov.
Fane Oscar (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace, 7th of 14, 30l behind Irish Poli (10-13) at Downpatrick 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-95 gd in Oct.
Polobury 22-1 (9-7) In rear, headway approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 11, 15l behind Garleton (11-1) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Nov.
Neidpath Castle 10-1 (9-9) Mid-division, mistake 3rd, outpaced 11th, soon behind, 8th of 12, 35l behind Garleton (11-4) at Hexham 2m 4f cond hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Nov.
Miss Tarantella 16-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 10th of 13, 43l behind Changing Lanes (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Shambery 100-1 (10-3) Led, headed 7th, weakened 4 out, 9th of 15, well behind Smuglin (10-10) at Newcastle 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.
Treasured Memories 9-2 (11-10) Prominent, headway 10th, lost place 12th rallied 3 out, 2 lengths down in 3rd when fell next, in a race won by Sabreflight (10-11) at Carlisle 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Mar, 6 ran.
