midfield, not fluent 9th, hit 10th, ridden after 4 out, well behind leaders 2 out, one pace
held up in rear, jumped left 3rd, in rear when pulled up before 3 out
chased leader, clear of rest when ridden behind leader 4 out, well behind leader 2 out, kept on
made all, jumped well, eased clear before 2 out, stayed on well
held up towards rear, awkward 8th, jumped right 10th, pecked on landing 12th, ridden after 4 out, no impression
midfield, hit 2nd and dropped towards rear, blundered 11th, ridden after 4 out, well adrift when fell 2 out
Master Tommytucker only won a match at Huntingdon earlier this month but that should have given confidence a boost. However, these are tricky fences so he’s a risky proposition given his record. Good Boy Bobby is more straightforward and was an easy winner at Bangor. Deyrann de Carjac was disappointing on his final start last season but that was a hugely-competitive handicaps and he’d done nothing wrong previously. DASHEL DRASHER won over track and trip last December and probably has the most scope of these so gets a tentative vote, though Commanche Red’s run over 3m at Ascot was too bad to be true. Ravenhill Road is facing a tough task at the weights.
Dashel Drasher 10-11fav (11-0) Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, led before next, clear last, eased close home, won at Haydock 2m 6f (2) sft in Dec beating Champagne Mystery (11-5) by 7l, 4 ran.
Deyrann de Carjac (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, blundered 5th, headway 12th, blundered 4 out, soon lost place, weakened after next, 17th of 23, dist behind Simply The Betts (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 4-5fav (11-7) Chased leader, upsides 2nd, led narrowly 4th, joined 3 out, pushed clear approaching 2 out, driven out, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) sft in Oct beating Antunes (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Master Tommytucker 4-5fav (11-7) Led, joined 9th, headed next, led again 4 out, in command when left approaching last, ran on, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gd in Nov beating Precious Cargo (11-7) by 12l, 2 ran.
Commanche Red (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) Mid-division, mistake 1st, lost place before 5th, not fluent 8th, well beaten from 15th, pulled up before 2 out, at Ascot 3m hcp (1) sft in Oct.
Ravenhill Road (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Midfield, smooth headway to track leaders before 3 out, going well when fell 2 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
