tracked leaders, reminders after 6th, ridden and weakened before last
tracked leaders, fell 9th
led, fell 3 out
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 10th hampered 3 out, led before 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well
held up mid-division, hampered 9th, ridden 4 out, headway before and blundered 2 out, kept on
in rear, mistake 11th, weakened from 5 out, tailed off
tracked leader, left in lead 3 out, soon headed, kept on and no impression
towards rear, mistake 8th, tailed off before 10th
Richard Johnson's presence on JACK STEEL takes the eye and Lucinda Russell's charge is fancied to go one better after finishing second over timber at Perth last month. He'll need to improve further on his chasing bow but should have the edge on his main rivals with that run under his belt. Dr Moloney finished second over fences at Hexham in May but only a length ahead of Ueueteotl and that pair are hard to separate. Retrieve The Stick was runner-up over hurdles at the same track also back in May and makes his chasing bow along with Newcastle hurdles winner Un Noble.
Volcanic (FR) 14-1 (11-10) Chased leader until 10th, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Ballykan (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Ueueteotl (FR) 7-2fav (11-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Scarlet Fire (10-13) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Woodpole Academy (IRE) 28-1 (11-3) Raced wide led and soon clear, reduced lead 9th, headed next, not fluent next and soon weakened, pulled up 4 out, at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Jack Steel (IRE) 7-2fav (11-1) Mid-division, headway 3 out, every chance 2 out until last, held flat, stayed on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Jet Master (11-11) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Un Noble (FR) 3-1fav (11-11) Close up in rear, ridden 3 out, beaten before next, 5th of 6, dist behind Phare Isle (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Dr Moloney (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) In rear, headway 3 out, led last, headed run-in, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Scarlet Fire (10-13) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
Retrieve The Stick 11-4fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 5, 3 3/4l behind King Of Strings (11-12) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) hvy in May.
The Bishop (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Behind, struggling before 5th, soon pushed along, 13th of 16, dist behind Antilope Du Seuil (10-7) at Perth 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
