held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, soon ridden, one pace from next
in touch, headway 5 out, ridden 4 out, no extra approaching last
led until not fluent 1st, remained close up, led again 4 out, headed last, kept on
held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace from 2 out
mid-division, struggling 6th, never dangerous after
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last
in touch until ridden and outpaced 3 out
in touch, headway 4 out, led last, ridden out
led 1st to 4 out, soon weakened
towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 5th
prominent to halfway, weakened quickly
Nonrunner
FIRST LOOK is sure to be primed fit and raring to go after a recent flat outing and gets the nod here over Stoneriggs Merc, Schinken Otto and Cantgeton. Peter Monteith has a strong hand here with Cantgeton and First Look, of which we prefer the latter. Although officially not as good over fences as over hurdles, the selection is still a decent performer. He handles soft ground well so won't mind any further rain and in an open race he should give punters a run for their money. Cantgeton is a course and distance winner and should come on for his recent pipe-opener. Husk Tiger has claims on the pick of his runs, whilst Glingerbank is a horse of some potential but he will need to have improved over the summer now out of Novice company. Stoneriggs Merc is holding his form well and got a well-deserved win last time out at Cartmel when the cheek-pieces were taken off; they are back on today. Schinken Otto has no secrets from the handicapper but is game and willing, whilst Tribal Dispute has some fine form from years gone by but his career has been blighted by injury. Some Touch signed off earlier in the year with two duff efforts including behind the selection in February, and whilst he should not be underestimated for a canny trainer, we will return to First Look as the selection.
First Look (FR) 14-1 (11-5) Held up, outpaced 4 out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 23l behind Lord Baskerville (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Apr.
Cantgeton (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Held up, headway and in touch 4 out, weakened next, 7th of 9, 30l behind Asudo (11-0) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Sept.
Some Touch (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 4 out to next, soon beaten, 8th of 12, 31l behind Coach Lane (11-11) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
Seeyaaj 11-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, 22l behind Asudo (11-0) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Sept.
Hush Tiger 8-1 (11-11) Towards rear, outpaced 7th, no danger after, 5th of 9, 29l behind Ormello (11-12) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf in May.
Tribal Dispute 50-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, tailed off 2 out, 12th of 16, well behind Kilmackilloge (10-6) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Miss Pross 13-2 (11-10) In touch, effort 5th, weakened after 4 out, 8th of 12, 45l behind Carrietau (10-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Apr.
Glingerbank (IRE) 2-1fav (11-11) In rear, struggling and reminders 7th, behind when pulled up at the 8th in race won by Hold The Bid (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs (3) gs in Mar, 8 ran.
Stoneriggs Merc (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (10-12) In touch, headway to lead approaching 9th, clear after next, stayed on, won at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May beating Lethem Present (9-11) by 6l, 14 ran.
Kit Carson (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to chase winner flat, no impression, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Asudo (11-0) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Sept.
Yankee Holiday (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Prominent to halfway, soon lost place, no danger after, 6th of 9, 28l behind Asudo (11-0) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Sept.
Schinken Otto (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Led to 10th, led again 2 out, soon headed, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Golden Feather (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sept.
