tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 4 out, soon driven and lost place, weakened next, tailed off
prominent on outside, lost place 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
mid-division, tracked leaders 5th, went 2nd 4 out, challenged after next, ridden after 2 out, kept on until no extra in 4th final 100 yards
raced keenly, mid-division, tracked leaders after 5 out, went 3rd next, led when blundered 2 out, ridden flat, kept on, headed and no extra closing stages
led, driven 3 out, headed next, soon ridden, lost place before last, no impression flat
held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced before next, never on terms, ridden and weakened before last
held up behind, headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, driven between last 2, ridden and stayed on well flat, every chance closing stages, just held
in touch on outside, lost place 5th, behind from halfway, tailed off
held up behind, headway on outside before 4 out, chased leaders after 3 out, ridden after next, not fluent last, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages
tracked leader, lost place 4 out, outpaced from next
NonRunner
Carrigdhoun bids for a fifth course victory and won this in 2016. He is 6lb lower than when fourth last year but isn’t getting any younger and hasn’t raced since November. Blakemount is another with an excellent record around here but he was a long way below his best in two runs in the spring. Cooking Fat won at Perth in July and is still not badly treated, despite a 7lb rise, but Acdc was engaged yesterday at Wetherby. The booking of Richard Johnson for the lightly-raced Looksnowtlikebrian may be significant but a tentative vote goes to SKY PIRATE, who is having only second run over fences but had the form of his Uttoxeter second franked when the winner followed up in a hot contest at Chepstow on Saturday.
Tintern Theatre (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 7th of 11, 32 1/4l behind Winter Lion (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Connetable (FR) 50-1 (11-10) Never better than mid-division, behind from 9th, tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Javert (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Shanroe Santos (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) In rear, blundered 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 8, dist behind Thomas Patrick (11-3) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Sky Pirate 5-4fav (10-12) Held up in 4th, in touch when mistake 12th, no impression on winner 3 out, went 2nd from 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Drinks Interval (10-10) at Uttoxeter 3m (3) gd in Sep.
Loose Chips 11-2 (11-7) Tracked leader until 4th, chased leading pair until after 9th, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 14th, last of 6, dist behind Bugsie Malone (10-0) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Knock House (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders before 3 out, soon outpaced and ridden, never on terms, weakened from last, 5th of 7, 26 3/4l behind Swingbridge (10-2) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Cooking Fat 13-8fav (11-5) Held up in rear, headway before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, switched left before 2 out, switched right before last, hung right and led flat, stayed on, won at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Kilbree Kid (11-10) by 2l, 7 ran.
Blakemount (IRE) 12-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders, led before 5 out, headed before 2 out, weakened after last, 4th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Smooth Stepper (10-12) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Looksnowtlikebrian (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Not fluent 1st, held up behind, headway when not fluent 4 out, chased leaders in 5th when blundered next, kept on but no danger from 2 out, 6th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Lowanbehold (10-0) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Carrigdhoun (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3 out, kept on same pace and no impression, 4th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Audacious Plan (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Acdc (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) In touch, not fluent 10th, close 2nd 4 out, 3rd and held final 50 yards, 3rd of 16, 3l behind Crosshue Boy (11-5) at Ayr 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
