held up towards rear on inside, outpaced 6th, headway 3 out, weakened after next
tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, kept on from last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up behind, headway 6th to go mid-division, quickly weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear and keen, headway to track leaders approaching 6th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
with leader, led 4th, headed after 5th, led 6th, ridden after 3 out, about 3 lengths up when mistake last, kept on well to draw clear final 150 yards
led to 4th, led after 5th, headed 6th, weakened from 2 out
held up mid-division, chased winner approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened
BORDER FLORA has some fairly ugly form figures to her name but she shapes as if she will be capable of staying trips in the future and with heavy in the going description, if she can keep on her feet, she has a realistic chance of running a big race at juicy odds. Play The Rock has a couple of disappointing runs on the board but has shown an aptitude for racing on a softer surface in the past. Douglas Julian is likely to be popular after landing a gamble at Hexham and on the face of it, a 7lb rise in the weights seems not to be particularly harsh under the circumstances. Overyou was easy to back on handicap debut but from a very shrewd operation, it would be no surprise to see her perform with a lot more credit on this occasion. Paddys Honour was formerly trained by Phillip Hobbs and makes a debut for Lucinda Russell after in excess of a year off.
Paddys Honour (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Mid-division, weakened quickly 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Imtihan (11-1) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jul '09, 14 ran.
Border Flora 40-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden, disputing 3rd and no impression when fell last, in a race won by Milans Man (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec, 12 ran.
Overyou 40-1 (10-3) In rear, not fluent 1st, lost touch after 5th, jumped right and mistake next, pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Entertain Me (10-7) at Aintree 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jun, 11 ran.
Lochore (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, headway after 3rd to chase leaders, weakened after 3 out, tailed off from next, 8th of 10, 50l behind Time Machine (10-12) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Sep.
Allanard (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) In rear, headway 6th, ridden after next, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off, 12th of 16, well behind Mister Pete (10-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy in Feb.
Douglas Julian 3-1fav (10-11) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4th, pushed along before 7th, led approaching 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs in Oct beating Manoubi (10-13) by 3l, 14 ran.
Play The Rock (FR) 14-1 (10-12) In rear, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 30l behind Brimham Boy (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in May.
Lukey Luke 7-1 (10-7) Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden, went 3rd at bypassed final flight, stayed on well flat, not reached leading pair, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Paddington Bob (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Transact (IRE) 40-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, reminders after 6th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off, pulled up before last, in a race won by Desert Soul (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 5f cond nov hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Sep, 11 ran.
What A Steel (IRE) 17-2 (10-7) Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, no extra from last, 3rd of 10, 9l behind Cunning Clarets (10-12) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
