tracked leader, led 4th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
towards rear, went 3rd before 8th, ridden after 9th, chased winner before last, no impression
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 5th, led before 2 out, clear before last, eased run-in
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 3rd from last, kept on
in rear, mistake 3 out, kept on from last, no impression
led, mistake 3rd, headed 4th, pushed along 7th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 9th
Gin Cobbler and Runswick Days head the weights but remain unproven on the forecast heavy ground whilst Dorlesh Way and Panthers Run will find life hard from 9lb and 10lb out of the handicap respectively. Mystified has an absence to overcome at the age of 11 and is hard to enthuse over. Ryan Mania is a good booking for Molko Jack and the Mullineaux inmate houses respectable chase form in the book in the context of this contest. However, he's also unproven on the heavy whereas FORESTSIDE, a course winner, has scored over 25f on testing ground. He's not easy to win with but is a consistent enough sort who's dropped to a more feasible mark. He can be another one on the board for the impressive Lucy Alexander.
Gin Cobbler 10-1 (11-0) A bhnd; to & pu 3 out, in a race won by Scarlet Fire (11-0) at Fife 3m ptp gs in Apr, 6 ran.
Runswick Days (IRE) 11-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened from 3 out, 5th of 6, 10l behind Samtheman (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Molko Jack (FR) 20-1 (9-11) In rear, not that fluent, behind from 4th, pulled up before last, in a race won by Massena (11-12) at Leicester 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb, 6 ran.
Forestside (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Prominent, ridden after 2 out, one pace before last, no extra flat, 4th of 10, 10l behind Baileys Concerto (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Mar.
Dorlesh Way (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Prominent, mistake 2nd, led 4th, jumped right 5th, mistake 8th, headed next, weakened 2 out, 5th of 7, 13l behind Pistol Basc (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.
Panthers Run 50-1 (9-13) Led until before 5th, led after 8th until, not fluent next, soon lost place, pulled up after, in a race won by Baileys Concerto (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Mar, 10 ran.
Mystified (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Held up, went 3rd after 10th, ridden from 3 out, well held before home turn, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 15l behind Valleyofmilan (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 5f beg chs (4) gf in Jul.
