held up, headway approaching 2 out, driven and outpaced approaching last, weakened flat
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden last, held on towards finish
held up, mid-division, headway halfway, went 2nd between last 2, ridden and effort last, edged left and kept on flat, just held
held up towards rear, short lived effort between last 2, no impression approaching last
led, headed 2 out, soon driven and outpaced, weakened quickly and pulled up before last
held up, headway 2 out, weakened between last 2
chased leaders, lost place 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before last
chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 5th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, soon behind
Double Default should be capable of landing a modest event like this and he gets the vote ahead of Chief Dan George and Frankie Figg. Nicky Richards excells with this type of horse and he looks set for a good run with ground and trip in his favour. He will not have to be a world beater to land this event on his hurdles debut. Chief Dan George has had plenty of chances but has taken on some decent opponents in the past. He was well held when falling on his recent return to the track and may again find one or two too good. Howard Johnson saddles both Honour Guard and Frankie Figg and the last named could be his main hope as he showed plenty of promise on his debut run here recently. The consistent Cash Man may do best of the others, but Double Default is the one that gets the verdict.
Cash Man (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden and headway 3 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression, 2nd of 17, 6l behind Tidal Bay (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.
Chief Dan George (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, 4th and beaten when fell in race won by Young Albert (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct, 11 ran.
Double Default (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Led halfway, stayed on well, won at Tallow 3m ire ptp gs in Feb beating Rathmoley (12-0) by 4l, 13 ran.
Frankie Figg (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Prominent, outpaced approaching 2 out, 4th of 18, 29l behind Reel Charmer (10-2) at Hexham 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Honour Guard (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden 6th, never dangerous, 8th of 11, well behind Kanpai (11-7) at Haydock 2m 4f nov hdl (2) gs in Nov.
Oleolat (FR) 28-1 (10-9) In touch, dropped to rear halfway, blundered 4th, no danger after, 14th of 15, well behind Smart Street (10-7) at Kelso 2m nh mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct.
Tallahassee (IRE) 200-1 (10-7) Mid-division, lost place 7th, behind from 3 out, 9th of 13, well behind Cash King (10-12) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hdl (4) gd in Jan.
Roadworthy (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Held up, outpaced 3 out, 4th of 10, 26l behind Allaboveboard (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 7f cnd clm hdl (5) sft in Nov.
