Desertmore Star, four times a winner between the flags in Ireland, has shown nothing for a very long time while Irish raider Cilliseal, a point-to-point winner at Toomebridge in May, has been beaten a distance in three maiden hurdles subsequently and makes his chasing debut. Double Default is hardly consistent but loves testing conditions and ran his best race of last year when a close second to Sammy Spiderman over the C&D n March. EDGE OF TOWN scored twice over timber and could hardly have made a more impressive start over fences when slamming three rivals at Hexham last month. That was his first start since March of 2010 and he looks a chaser to follow this year.
Edge of Town (IRE) 11-4 (10-11) Disputed lead, lead briefly 8th, led before 13th, drew clear before last, eased right down towards finish, won at Hexham 2m 7f Novice Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) hvy in Dec beating Bescot Springs (11-4) by 32l, 4 ran.
Cilliseal (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Always in rear, no impression from 4 out, 7th of 8, 43l behind Pride Of The Artic (11-7) at Gowran Park 3m mdn hdl sft in Dec.
Desertmore Star (IRE) 66-1 (9-10) Tracked leader from 2nd, lost place 9th, soon behind, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Super Ally (11-7) at Kelso 3m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
Double Default (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, led 6th, blundered 19th, ridden and headed flat, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 19l behind Eyre Square (10-9) at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec.
