held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway to go mid-division and mistake 11th, never dangerous
chased leaders, hit 17th, soon lost place, ridden and plugged on from 3 out, took 4th place close home, no impression
tracked leaders on outer, blundered 10th, lost place next, tailed off from 18th, pulled up 4 out
chased leaders on inner, took keen hold, ridden before 3 out, led last, kept on, headed near finish
chased leaders, reminders and pushed along 6th, soon lost place, in rear from 8th, pulled up before 17th, tailed off
towards rear when fell 2nd
held up towards rear, headway 10th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders on outer, lost place approaching 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
led, ridden before 3 out, headed last, no extra last 100 yards
held up towards rear, hit 15th, ridden and headway after 4 out, in 5th 4 out, kept on to led towards finish
held up towards rear, blundered 13th, headway to chase leaders before 16th, no extra from last
mid-division, chased leaders 13th, went 2nd 3 out, no extra from last, lost 4th towards finish
mid-division, reminders before 8th, soon struggling, tailed off 18th, pulled up before 5 out
prominent and keen, blundered 10th, in 6th and ridden when weakening and blundered 4 out, pulled up before 4 out
Rambling Minster seems to have been around forever and won't fail through lack of stamina. He's won off higher marks than this in the past but is a teenager now and may not be up to conceding weight all round here. According To Pete could be on a decent mark but may struggle to stay this far, while stamina may also be an issue with Cast Iron Casey and Brian Hughes prefers stablemate Bay Cherry. Newman Des Plages should confirm Carlisle form in October with Overquest but STAR BEAT makes plenty of appeal in this. He always seems to run well here and beat Zitenka in effortless fashion over 3m2f here last month - the extra half-mile could bring about further improvement.
Rambling Minster 20-1 (11-12) Held up behind, struggling after 8th, headway under pressure 4 out, chased leading pair last, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 9l behind Captain Americo (11-4) at Kelso 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov.
Heez A Steel (IRE) 7-4 (11-5) Tracked winner to 6th, rider dropped whip, tracked leaders in 3rd, regained 2nd at 8th, led 15th, headed approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last in 3rd and looking held, rallied run-in, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 3, nk behind Gilsland (10-9) at Kelso 3m 1f nov hcp chs (3) gd in May.
Palace Merano (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Behind, reminders approaching 5th, reminders after 9th, pulled up before 10th, in a race won by Etxalar (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Oct, 15 ran.
According To Pete 33-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 17, 41l behind Ashkazar (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gs.
Newman Des Plages (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Behind, hampered 1st, fell 11th, in a race won by Hello Bud (10-5) at Aintree 3m 2f lstd hcp chs (1) gs in Nov, 17 ran.
Bay Cherry (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Held up mid-division, chased leaders approaching 12th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Etxalar (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Oct, 15 ran.
Zitenka (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, chased winner from 5th, always held from 3 out, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Star Beat (10-11) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Dec.
Cast Iron Casey (IRE) 7-2fav (11-1) Held up in touch, mistake 13th, tracked leaders 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, challenged last, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sheriff Hutton (11-12) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Nov.
Star Beat 9-1 (10-11) Close up, led approaching 4th, not fluent 5th, clear after 2 out, eased flat, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Dec beating Zitenka (11-7) by 7l, 14 ran.
General Hardi 8-1 (10-5) In touch on outer, reminders after 5 out, soon outpaced, headway approaching 2 out, one pace run-in, 4th of 8, 4l behind Gilsland (10-9) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov.
Overquest 7-2fav (11-9) Mid-division on outside, close up 9th, went 2nd before 4 out, challenged next, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, 2 lengths down in 2nd when fell last, in a race won by Eyre Square (11-11) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Nov, 11 ran.
Quinder Spring (FR) 2-1fav (11-1) Held up towards rear but never far away, tracked leaders 7th, led approaching 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened and jumped right last, 4th of 6, 30l behind Top It All (10-2) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Nov.
Ya I Know (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Tracked leading pair, pushed along, disputing close 3rd when blundered badly 16th, eventually unseated rider, in a race won by Fourpointone (10-6) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Mar, 4 ran.
On Gossamer Wings (IRE) 22-1 (10-8) Led to 6th, pressed leader, led again 11th, ridden and headed between last 2, no extra when hampered and left 3rd last, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Eyre Square (11-9) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
