held up behind, weakened before 3 out
mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 2 out, weakened after last
with leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, led flat all out
mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4th, one pace from last
led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed flat, kept on
chased leaders, weakened approaching 4th
chased leaders, weakened 3 out
with leaders, weakened 3 out
always behind, soon tailed off
held up, weakened 4th
in touch, headway to chase leaders 4th, weakened approaching 2 out
always towards rear
with leaders, weakened after 3 out
chased leaders, reminders after 3rd, soon lost place, behind when pulled after 2 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
Nonrunner
An open contest to finish with here, and we take Red Man to defy top weight, with Jolika, Lochiedubs, Silver Sedge and North Landing others up for consideration. Red Man handles most ground, and ran well before fading behind Jake Black at Wetherby last time. Prior to that, a good Kelso effort with cut offers promise for this contest, and with the 7lb claim helping, he may be just about good enough. Jolika has some very solid form to call upon here, and had a good pipe opener at Hexham last time, which should have put him straight for this. Trip and ground suit, and he can put up a very big run. Lochiedubs is game and genuine, loves cut, and ran well in defeat last time, meaning a 3lb rise, which could find him out again here. Silver Sedge put up arguably a career-best hurdles run in defeat at Newcastle last time, and off that mark again on ground he is proven on, he can show up well, while North Landing can come on for his first run in over a year, when in the frame at Sedgefield last time, though he does prefer a better surface and may have to wait to get his nose in front again. So our selection to go out on a winner is Red Man.
Red Man (IRE) 7-1 (9-13) In touch, chased winner 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 13, 14l behind Jake Black (10-6) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (C) sft.
Jolika (FR) 4-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, led halfway, headed last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3l behind The Names Bond (11-5) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (F) sft.
North Landing (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Held up, mistake 3rd, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Sheer Guts (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 5f sll hdl (G) sft.
D J Flippance (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, pecked 1st, reminder halfway, effort 4 out, soon outpaced, 4th of 10, 15l behind Primitive Way (10-8) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gs in Oct.
Lochiedubs 7-2 (10-8) Jumped left, tracked leader, led 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, hung left after 2 out, headed last, one pace flat, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Young Lorcan (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) hvy.
Silver Sedge (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway halfway, led 4 out, headed after last, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 20, 4l behind Piraeus (11-7) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (F) gs.
Star Trooper (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) In touch, headway to lead 5th, headed next, weakened between last 2, 9th of 13, 27l behind Maunby Rocker (11-2) at Hexham 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) sft.
Swazi Prince 15-2 (11-2) Led, clear approaching 4th, headed after 9th, weakening when mistake 3 out, 5th of 9, well behind Mckelvey (11-8) at Ludlow 3m nov hdl (E) sft in Mar.
