held up in touch, weakened after 8th
behind, ridden after 8th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, outpaced from 7th, headway before 2 out, weakened last
held up behind, headway before 7th, went 2nd before 2 out, weakened before last
led, ridden and headed before last, soon weakened
with leader, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up
held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, led before last, stayed on
held up towards rear, lost place before 6th and in rear, headway before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on run-in
held up towards rear, soon in rear and not fluent, hung badly right after 2nd, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
always towards rear
Dusky Bob won at Sedgefield in September and is only 4lb higher here. His stable isn't in the same form now, however. Allbarkanobite sprang a surprise over 2m1f here last month but both the second and third have let the form down since and she has more to do today, while Armedanddangerous' Carlisle win in March hasn't worked out either. Lua De Itapoan has her fair share of weight considering she's still a maiden and may need further so we'll stick with ZEFOOHA. She ran out a very easy winner over C&D in September and, though 12lb higher now, may have a bit more to offer and a run on the Flat last month won't have done her any harm.
Lua De Itapoan 11-2 (10-5) Held up in rear, hampered 5th, headway 8th, tracked leaders 4 out, driven after 2 out, faded, 4th of 12, 39l behind Eyre Square (10-12) at Hexham 3m nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Macs Island (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Held up behind, headway approaching 3 out, went 3 lengths 2nd when blundered next, soon ridden, no impression when mistake last, 2nd of 12, 11l behind Milans Man (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec '09.
Faith Keeper (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, soon pushed along, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 40l behind Red Merlin (10-7) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov stks (4) gd in Mar.
Allbarkanobite 25-1 (10-10) Mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, rallied before last, stayed on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Hexham 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Finellas Fortune (10-10) by nk, 13 ran.
Zefooha (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leader and keen, led 5th, headed 7th, led again before 2 out, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Sep beating Solway Dornal (9-13) by 9l, 9 ran.
Arc Warrior (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Soon in rear, ridden 4th, behind and pulled up before next, in a race won by Tap Night (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs, 11 ran.
Dusky Bob (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, blundered 1st, hit next, headway from 4 out, went 3rd last, stayed on under pressure to lead post, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep beating Border Reiver (11-10) by nk, 12 ran.
Papamoa 8-1 (10-7) Towards rear, not fluent and ridden 7th, headway 2 out, stayed on flat, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 4l behind What An Oscar (11-6) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Sep.
Finbar Flynn 50-1 (11-0) Mid-division, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 8, 39l behind Hazy Tom (11-0) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Treehouse 6-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, headway before 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, weakened run-in, 4th of 8, 20l behind Star Beat (11-12) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Sammy Spiderman 16-1 (10-3) Held up, pulled up 2nd, in a race won by Do It For Dalkey (11-12) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs, 12 ran.
Armedanddangerous (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, steady headway 4 out, ridden in 6th before 3 out, hampered 2 out, stayed on to lead last 75 yards, all out, won at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar beating Silent Snow (10-13) by hd, 12 ran.
