always behind, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened after
held up in touch, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
mistakes, held up, never near leaders
held up in touch, reminderes after 7th, closing when mistake 8th, weakened after
mid-division, headway approaching 3rd out, led going well approaching last, clear after last, eased near finish (2nd to last hurdle omitted)
mid-division, slowly 4th, ridden 7th, weakened after 3 out
held up, headway after 3 out, ridden to take 2nd flat, ran on, not trouble winner
mid-division, blundered 6th, struggling, pulled up after 8th
held up, headway approaching last, never near
reminders after 7th, always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching last
held up in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
chased leader, led after 3 out, headed approaching last, lost 2nd and no extra flat
held up towards rear, headway approaching last, never near leaders
led, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last
End of An Error probably deserves to get his head in front and may well do so but he may still be a shade high in the weights and preference is for Peter's Imp, who gets the vote ahead of Star Trooper and Silver Dagger in an uninspiring contest. The selection hails from the Alan Berry stable that has a fine record with their runners here and today's faster surface will help the 10-year-old, who showed his current wellbeing on the level at Pontefract. Little Task reverts to the smaller obstacles after a disappointing display over fences last time and has to be considered along with Martin Todhunter's Very Tasty, who has ground conditions to suit. Al Mabrook has slipped to an attractive mark and is another worthy of a mention although a bigger threat is likely to come from Star Trooper. The nine-year-old is a consistent performer and can be expected to run his usual good race, while Silver Dagger represents the back-to-form yard of Jonjo O'Neill and has the undoubted assistance of Tony McCoy. Peter's Imp has, like a lot of the stable's horses, gone well here before though and he gets the vote.
Silver Dagger 7-1 (11-4) Held up, mistake 10th, struggling when, 8th of 13, well behind Alcatras (9-13) at Worcester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-100 (E) gf in Jun.
Peter's Imp (IRE) 5-1jt-fav (11-12) Mid-division, ridden approaching 2 out, soon no impression, 4th of 17, 13l behind Aleemdar (10-4) at Cartmel 2m 1f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gd in May.
End of An Error 7-1 (10-5) Behind, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on well from last, nearest finish, 5th of 16, 10l behind Ben Britten (11-11) at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf.
Al Mabrook (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden after 10th, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 16l behind My Lady Link (10-13) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd in Jun.
Little Task 16-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Risky Way (10-13) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-100 (F) gd in Jun, 13 ran.
Very Tasty (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, tailed off from last, 6th of 7, well behind Mikasa (10-1) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-95 (F) gs in May.
Star Trooper (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) In touch, pushed along 6th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on approaching last, 4th of 18, 20l behind Plenty Courage (10-9) at Hexham 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (G) gf in Jun.
Book's Way 10-1 (10-13) In touch, hit 9th, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 29l behind Idlewild (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f cnd sll hcp hdl (G) gf in Jun.
