held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
always behind
prominent, lost place 6th, outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on strongly flat, just failed
tracked leaders, blundered 6th, effort between last 2, no extra approaching last
in touch, headway and close up 4 out, effort next, soon outpaced, kept on one pace flat
in touch, headway halfway, close up approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last
close up, reminders and lost place 12th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, pushed along 13th, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, effort between last 2, kept on same pace
made all, all out towards finish
With Kalmo Bay out of form, OSO MAGIC is taken to get the better of Reckless Venture and Caribbean Cove in a tight handicap. Reckless Venture won here in March in testing conditions and has been kept busy since, seeming to prefer some cut in the ground. Having led over the last recently, he was outpaced in the closing stages and may have to settle for a place again. Caribbean Cove has been off the course since landing his fifth chase success and his fitness has to be taken on trust. However, he is the type who can go well after a break and the market should be heeded for clues about his readiness. Oso Magic underlined his stamina to score two outings ago on the stiff uphill climb to the line at Carlisle, his fifth chase win. He lost nothing when finishing a sound third here off a higher mark here recently. He is consistent and Oso Magic can score again.
Benny The Piler (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 15th, ridden to lead approaching last, headed and no extra flat, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Toby Jug (10-12) at Hexham 3m 1f nov stks (4) gf in May.
Kalmo Bay (FR) 25-1 (11-1) Behind, lost touch 13th, no danger after, 7th of 12, 42l behind Ngong Hills (10-8) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in May.
Catch The Perk (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Close up, lost place 10th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Ngong Hills (10-8) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in May, 12 ran.
Oso Magic 8-1 (11-5) Prominent, led 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace approaching last, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Flaming Heck (10-1) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in May.
Balakar (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Held up, chased leaders 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened from last, 5th of 12, 38l behind Chabrimal Minster (11-12) at Cartmel 3m 6f Handicap Chase (0-125) (10yo+) (3) sft in May.
Caribbean Cove (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, led 8th, headed approaching 12th, led again before 4 out, ridden approaching last, ran on, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul '06 beating Aston (10-13) by hd, 4 ran.
Garden Feature 9-4 (10-12) Held up in touch, effort after 12th, weakened from 14th, 5th of 6, well behind Senora Moss (10-12) at Kelso 3m 1f nov hts chs (6) gs in May.
Reckless Venture (IRE) 11-1 (10-13) Towards rear, headway and in touch to halfway, led approaching last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Sea Cadet (11-12) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
All Rise (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Close up, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 13l behind Backstage (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gf in May.
