tracked leader, led 9th, joined 4 out and ridden, ran on strongly run in
midfield, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out
prominent, pressed leader 5 out, upsides 4 out, slight mistake 2 out, stayed on well from last
held up towards rear, last 12th, ridden before 4 out, very slow leap last, no extra
led, headed 9th, ran behind leading pair from 10th, ridden and still in touch 4 out, outpaced 3 out, ran on from last
in rear, hit 11th, some headway 12th, ridden before 4 out, soon no impression
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Irish Prophecy is a little one-paced but this testing track will likely play to his strengths. After winning at Market Rasen in July, El Presente couldn’t cope with a 9lb rise on a return visit but should be prominent again here. Stop The World finally won a race at Cartmel last time but this looks a lot tougher with Fontwell scorer Monkey Puzzle having more scope. LARKBARROW LAD faces no easy task tackling the larger obstacles for the first time but he is built to jump fences so it was a bonus that he won twice over timber. Ocean Cove should be winning when given a stamina test this season but may need to drop a few pounds.
El Presente 2-1fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 9 3/4l behind Potterman (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Larkbarrow Lad 12-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, hung right from before 2 out, ridden between last 2, weakened before last, 7th of 17, 8 1/2l behind Downtown Getaway (11-8) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Irish Prophecy (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, left disputing 3rd and hampered 3 out, driven in outright 3rd and one pace before next, 3rd of 6, 14 1/4l behind Soldier Of Love (12-2) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f (3) gd in Sep.
Stop The World (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th until after 12th, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, driven out, won at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Dee Star (10-6) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Monkey Puzzle 7-4 (11-11) Chased leader, led 14th until 4 out, chased leader, ridden and narrowly in front again next, dived at 2 out, headed run-in, rallied gamely under pressure to lead again towards finish, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Flying Verse (11-12) by hd, 5 ran.
Jasmin Des Bordes (FR) 3-1fav (11-6) Tracked leaders and wide, went 2nd before 6th, reminder after 9th, lost 2nd before next, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up 2 out, at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Ocean Cove (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, blundered 13th, hampered 16th, lost place 18th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 6f (1) sft in Mar.
