tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th, jumped left 13th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 4 out, chased leaders, soon ridden 2nd again next, weakened 2 out, 4th and no chance when blundered last
bit keen, waited with in 5th place, awkward 3rd, headway chasing leaders 13th, 2nd 4 out, led going well 3 out, headed last, rallied gamely run-in, no extra towards finish
made most until headed before 4 out, weakened and pulled up before next
chased leaders, led before 4 out, until next, lost 2nd soon after, plugged on in 3rd
held up last, still plenty to do 4 out, headway on outside next, went 2nd 2 out, led and dived at last, soon joined, stayed on gamely to assert towards finish
chased leader, led briefly after 6th until next, chased leader until 11th, weakened 1th, soon behind
Up Helly Aa King was upped to today’s trip at Carlisle bidding for a hat-trick but could only manage fourth. He’d beaten previous winner Strong Economy over 2m4f here earlier but GLITTERING LOVE recorded a course and distance treble last year. Third back here on his reappearance, Nicky Richards’ charge returns to his winning trip and looks up to scoring off his current mark. Buddha Scheme is another to consider having found one too good at Hexham the last twice but the remainder are harder to recommend.
Glittering Love (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, closer in 3rd at 14th, driven and one pace between last 2, 3rd of 8, 6 1/4l behind Crixus's Escape (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Up Helly Aa King 12-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, hampered by faller 7th, jumped left 8th, headway 4 out, outpaced bypassing the usual 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 7, 11l behind Rath An Iuir (11-9) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Capard King (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) In touch when fell 1st, at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Buddha Scheme (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Midfield, steady headway 19th, losing ground when awkward 4 out, headway under pressure after 3 out, led narrowly jumping last, headed narrowly flat, kept on strongly close home but could not match winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Nakadam (10-9) at Hexham 4m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Strong Economy (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Not fluent early, tracked leaders until losing position with a circuit to travel, ran on after jumping 2 out, no chance with front two, 3rd of 9, 6 3/4l behind Up Helly Aa King (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Crank Em Up (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Towards rear, not fluent and reminder 2nd, mistake 6th, behind 8th, pulled up after 12th, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
